Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2019-6799
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.5. When the AllowArbitraryServer configuration setting is set to true, with the use of a rogue MySQL server, an attacker can read any file on the server that the web server's user can access. This is related to the mysql.allow_local_infile PHP configuration, and the inadvertent ignoring of "options(MYSQLI_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE" calls.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.148 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.148 · newest: 0.148 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2019-1/ (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00039.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106736 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6799?
- CVE-2019-6799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6799?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6799 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.