Auth bypass in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2022-23807

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.9 before 4.9.8 and 5.1 before 5.1.2. A valid user who is already authenticated to phpMyAdmin can manipulate their account to bypass two-factor authentication for future login instances.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23807?
CVE-2022-23807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-23807?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-23807 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.