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GHSA-gmc7-jvv7-w245 CVE-2010-4481

phpMyAdmin allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information

High Packagist
Severity
0.0 / 10
High · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
2.02%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 80.92% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Fix
3.4.0-beta1
Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to this version or later

Description

phpMyAdmin before 3.4.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via a direct request to phpinfo.php, which calls the phpinfo function.

Affected versions

Packagist

PackageVulnerableFixed in
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
< 3.4.0-beta1
3.4.0-beta1

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Packagist → 3.4.0-beta1

composer
composer require phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^3.4.0-beta1

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
High
Integrity (vulnerable system)
High
Availability (vulnerable system)
None
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None
Exploit maturity
Unreported

Weakness

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How to prevent it
  • Architecture and Design: Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-222v-cx2c-q2f5
phpMyAdmin XSS when checking tables
Medium Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in drag-and-drop upload of phpMyAdmin
Medium Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh
phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability
Critical Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-4c9q-64gq-xhx4
phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Medium Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-7ff4-cv53-4cjq
phpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability
Critical Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-6349-53vr-7hcr
phpMyAdmin Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Medium Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-h65r-8fp8-w7cx
phpMyAdmin SQL Injection
High Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
GHSA-fcww-8wvc-38q9
phpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability
Medium Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
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