CVE-2013-4454 Auth bypass in Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in the Portable phpMyAdmin WordPress plugin to access the database interface without credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-4454?

CVE-2013-4454 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin, published on 18 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin 1.4.1 has Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4454?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getbutterfly Portable-Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2013-4454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x6wj-3gv5-hp5c.

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