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.

EPSS: 0.136 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.