phpMyAdmin up to 4.8.x cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.8.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-12616. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.8.x (Database Administration Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.0. A vulnerability was found that allows an attacker to trigger a CSRF attack against a phpMyAdmin user. The attacker can trick the user, for instance through a broken <img> tag pointing at the victim's phpMyAdmin database, and the attacker can potentially deliver a payload (such as a specific INSERT or DELETE statement) to the victim.

The weakness was released 06/05/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-12616 since 06/03/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176993 (Debian Security Update for phpmyadmin (DLA 1821-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (46982) and SecurityFocus (BID 108619†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94038, VDB-94039, VDB-94043 and VDB-94044. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.9.0

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09/08/2025 +2287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: 153251
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-12616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135961
SecurityFocus: 108619 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2019-12616 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/05/2019 14:10
Updated: 09/08/2025 23:17
Changes: 06/05/2019 14:10 (60), 06/19/2020 12:52 (3), 09/28/2023 08:23 (4), 09/28/2023 08:26 (1), 09/08/2025 23:17 (23)
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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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