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phpMyAdmin Improper Authentication

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can include (view and potentially execute) files on the server. The vulnerability comes from a portion of code where pages are redirected and loaded within phpMyAdmin, and an improper test for whitelisted pages. An attacker must be authenticated, except in the "$cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] = true" case (where an attacker can specify any host he/she is already in control of, and execute arbitrary code on phpMyAdmin) and the "$cfg['ServerDefault'] = 0" case (which bypasses the login requirement and runs the vulnerable code without any authentication).

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >= 4.8, < 4.8.2 4.8.2

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Platform
Composer
Package
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x394-g9j8-x7mf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (107) in the archive
Total entries
107
First → latest
01.2020 01.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 10
  • High 28
  • Medium 56
  • Low 13

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. phpMyAdmin Improper Authentication this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2018-12613 >= 4.8, < 4.8.2 4.8.2
  2. phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-22452 >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 5.0.2
  3. phpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-26935 >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.6, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3 4.9.6, 5.0.3
  4. phpMyAdmin SQL Injection
    High · 8.0 CVE-2020-10804 >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 4.9.5, 5.0.2
  5. phpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability
    High · 8.0 CVE-2020-10802 >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 4.9.5, 5.0.2
  6. phpMyAdmin SQL injection in user accounts page
    High · 8.8 CVE-2020-5504 >= 4.0.0, < 4.9.4, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1 4.9.4, 5.0.1
  7. phpMyAdmin unsanitized Git information
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-19617 < 4.9.2 4.9.2
  8. phpMyAdmin SQL injection in Designer feature
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-11768 < 4.9.0.1 4.9.0.1
  9. phpMyAdmin allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information
    High CVE-2010-4481 < 3.4.0-beta1 3.4.0-beta1
  10. phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files
    High CVE-2008-7252 >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.10 2.11.10
  11. phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution
    High · 8.5 CVE-2013-3239 >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.8.1 3.5.8.1
  12. phpMyAdmin Cryptographic Vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-1927 >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10.13, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.3, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.4 4.0.10.13, 4.4.15.3, 4.5.4
  13. phpMyAdmin allows remote attackers to spoof content via the url parameter
    High CVE-2015-7873 >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.1, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.1 4.4.15.1, 4.5.1
  14. phpMyAdmin Code Injection vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-5734 >= 4.0.10.0, < 4.0.10.16, >= 4.4.15.0, < 4.4.15.7, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.3 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3
  15. phpMyAdmin Authentication Bypass
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-6629 >= 4.6, < 4.6.4, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8, 4.0.10.17
  16. phpMyAdmin Remote code execution vulnerability when PHP is running with dbase extension
    High · 8.1 CVE-2016-6633 >= 4.6, < 4.6.4, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8, 4.0.10.17
  17. phpMyAdmin Bypass white-list protection for URL redirection
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-9861 >= 4.6, < 4.6.5, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.9, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.18 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18
  18. phpMyAdmin DoS Vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-9863 >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5 4.6.5
  19. phpMyAdmin CSRF Vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-9866 >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.9, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10.18 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18
  20. phpMyAdmin Cookie attribute injection attack
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-1000016 >= 4.6, < 4.6.6 4.6.6
  21. phpMyAdmin CSRF vulnerability allowing arbitrary SQL execution
    High · 8.8 CVE-2018-10188 >= 4.8, < 4.8.0.1 4.8.0.1
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