GHSA-x394-g9j8-x7mf CVE-2018-12613
phpMyAdmin Improper Authentication
- Severity
- 8.8 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 98.35%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.92% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Fix
4.8.2- Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to this version or later
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can include (view and potentially execute) files on the server. The vulnerability comes from a portion of code where pages are redirected and loaded within phpMyAdmin, and an improper test for whitelisted pages. An attacker must be authenticated, except in the "$cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] = true" case (where an attacker can specify any host he/she is already in control of, and execute arbitrary code on phpMyAdmin) and the "$cfg['ServerDefault'] = 0" case (which bypasses the login requirement and runs the vulnerable code without any authentication).
Affected versions
Packagist
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 4.8, < 4.8.2 |
4.8.2 |
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 → 4.8.2
- composer
composer require phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.8.2
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
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
Advisories
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why 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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