CVE-2018-19969 phpMyAdmin CSRF Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into performing harmful SQL operations like renaming databases or changing passwords via crafted URLs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-19969?

CVE-2018-19969 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

phpMyAdmin 4.7.x and 4.8.x versions prior to 4.8.4 are affected by a series of CSRF flaws. By deceiving a user into clicking on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform harmful SQL operations such as renaming databases, creating new tables/routines, deleting designer pages, adding/deleting users, updating user passwords, killing SQL processes, etc.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19969?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.7 to 4.7.6None
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.7 to 4.7.6None
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.84.8.4
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.84.8.4

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19969?

Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.8.4 or later.

Is CVE-2018-19969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19969, GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19969.

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