phpPgAdmin up to 7.14.4 POST Parameter tables.php unserialize ma[] deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpPgAdmin up to 7.14.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function unserialize of the file tables.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument ma[] leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-40619. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in phpPgAdmin up to 7.14.4. This issue affects the function unserialize of the file tables.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument ma[] with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

phpPgAdmin 7.14.4 and earlier is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which may lead to remote code execution because user-controlled data is directly passed to the PHP 'unserialize()' function in multiple places. An example is the functionality to manage tables in 'tables.php' where the 'ma[]' POST parameter is deserialized.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-40619 since 08/17/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:tables.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-45175). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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08/17/2023 🔍
09/20/2023 +34 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-40619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240077
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2023 21:16
Updated: 01/28/2026 15:05
Changes: 09/20/2023 21:16 (39), 10/13/2023 17:19 (11), 01/28/2026 15:05 (16)
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