CSRF in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2019-12616

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.0. A vulnerability was found that allows an attacker to trigger a CSRF attack against a phpMyAdmin user. The attacker can trick the user, for instance through a broken <img> tag pointing at the victim's phpMyAdmin database, and the attacker can potentially deliver a payload (such as a specific INSERT or DELETE statement) to the victim.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.192 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12616?
CVE-2019-12616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-12616?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12616 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.