CVE-2018-12613

high-risk
Published 2018-06-21

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).

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94.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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4 public exploits available
45020, 44924, 44928 and 1 more
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Phpmyadmin

References (14)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Executi...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020/
Vendor Advisory https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4/
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Executi...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020/
Vendor Advisory https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4/
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal