Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2018-19968
An attacker can exploit phpMyAdmin before 4.8.4 to leak the contents of a local file because of an error in the transformation feature. The attacker must have access to the phpMyAdmin Configuration Storage tables, although these can easily be created in any database to which the attacker has access. An attacker must have valid credentials to log in to phpMyAdmin; this vulnerability does not allow an attacker to circumvent the login system.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106178 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19968?
- CVE-2018-19968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19968?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19968 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.