# CVE-2012-5469: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to access the phpMyAdmin console via a direct request, allowing database manipulation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jjpc-pf2f-wwgg

## What is CVE-2012-5469?

CVE-2012-5469 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 20 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Portable phpMyAdmin plugin before 1.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain phpMyAdmin console access via a direct request to wp-content/plugins/portable-phpmyadmin/wp-pma-mod.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5469?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5469 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5469 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Portable phpMyAdmin - Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

- [CVE-2008-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7251/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7252/): phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0203/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1147/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22452/): phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5469 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5469 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 20 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5469 exists.

Affected product: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5469/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5469/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5469
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5469
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5469

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