CVE-2018-19969

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

phpMyAdmin 4.7.x and 4.8.x versions prior to 4.8.4 are affected by a series of CSRF flaws. By deceiving a user into clicking on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform harmful SQL operations such as renaming databases, creating new tables/routines, deleting designer pages, adding/deleting users, updating user passwords, killing SQL processes, etc.

Affected products

phpMyAdmin: from 4.7.0 through 4.7.6; from 4.8.0 before 4.8.4 — fixed in 4.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: phpMyAdmin 4.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106175
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-7/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106175
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-7/

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