Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password?

[Ned Batchelder]

On 10/2/13 9:41 AM, Νίκος wrote:
> Στις 2/10/2013 4:25 μμ, ο/η Steven D'Aprano έγραψε:
>> On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:20:00 +0300, Νίκος wrote:
>>
>>> Is it possible for someone that knows the MYSQL password of a server to
>>> run arbitrary code on a linux server?
>>
>> Yes, it is possible.
>
> Is that what might have happened and someone managed to upload the 
> .html file in '~/home/nikos/www/' ?
>
> Can you think of any other way?
>

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--Ned.