CVE-2018-12613 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 98.4% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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).
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 98.35% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-06-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 4.8.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2021-10-25 |
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-07-13 |
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 4.8.1 - (Authenticated) Local File Inclusion (2) | 2018-06-22 |
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 4.8.1 - (Authenticated) Local File Inclusion (1) | 2018-06-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020/
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020/
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4/
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