Vulnerability in Adminer
CVE-2021-43008
Improper Access Control in Adminer versions 1.12.0 to 4.6.2 (fixed in version 4.6.3) allows an attacker to achieve Arbitrary File Read on the remote server by requesting the Adminer to connect to a remote MySQL database.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.136 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.136 · newest: 0.136 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adminer
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/tag/v4.6.3 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.adminer.org/ (Product)
- sansec.io/research/adminer-4.6.2-file-disclosure-vulnerability (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- podalirius.net/en/cves/2021-43008/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-43008?
- CVE-2021-43008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adminer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-43008?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-43008 known to be exploited?
- 23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.