phpMyAdmin up to 4.7.6.0/4.7.6 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.7.6.0/4.7.6. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-1000499. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.7.6.0/4.7.6 (Database Administration Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.x (prior to 4.7.6.1/4.7.7) are vulnerable to a CSRF weakness. By deceiving a user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform harmful database operations such as deleting records, dropping/truncating tables etc.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2017. The weakness was published 01/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1000499 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106997 (openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2018-206)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277081 (Fedora Security Update for phpMyAdmin (FEDORA-2017-cad79c7c6c)).

Upgrading to version 4.7.6.1 or 4.7.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (45284), Tenable (106997) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040163†). Similar entry is available at VDB-113681. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 106997
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2018-206)
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OpenVAS ID: 864883
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin XSRF/CSRF Vulnerability - PMASA-2017-9 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.7.6.1/4.7.7

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12/20/2017 🔍
01/03/2018 +14 days 🔍
01/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2018 +7 days 🔍
02/24/2018 +44 days 🔍
02/26/2018 +2 days 🔍
10/18/2025 +2791 days 🔍

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Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: phpmyadmin.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-1000499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111300
SecurityTracker: 1040163

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2018 07:37
Updated: 10/18/2025 08:49
Changes: 01/04/2018 07:37 (77), 12/23/2019 15:33 (7), 10/18/2025 08:49 (16)
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