On 07/01/2017 03:16 PM, Jean Valjean wrote:
I want to let some of my administrators (in the
wizards group) edit
LocalSettings.php, so I used this snippet, which allows them to make
changes by editing the Project:Shared_config.php page. Then I protected the
page so that only wizards can edit it. Do you think this presents any
security issues?
Yes, it presents a huge security issue. Anyone who can modify your
LocalSettings.php can execute arbitrary PHP code. They could see any
private data in your database, easily get passwords, or even potentially
give themselves server access.
I would highly recommend NOT doing this.
-- Legoktm