What is CVE-2017-1000018?

CVE-2017-1000018 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000018?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in phpMyAdmin

CVE-2017-1000018

phpMyAdmin 4.0, 4.4., and 4.6 are vulnerable to a DOS attack in the replication status by using a specially crafted table name

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

phpMyAdmin

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95738 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2017-7 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000018?: CVE-2017-1000018 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.