CVE-2018-10188: phpMyAdmin CSRF vulnerability allowing arbitrary SQL execution

Published Apr 19, 2018
·
Updated

phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/dboperations.js, js/tbloperations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.

Other sources

phpMyAdmin CSRF vulnerability allowing arbitrary SQL execution

— Packagist

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>=4.8<4.8.0.1
4.8.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=4.8.0
composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>=4.8, <4.8.0.1
4.8.0.1
alpine/phpmyadmin<4.8.0-r1
4.8.0-r1
alpine/phpmyadmin<4.8.0-r1
4.8.0-r1
alpine/phpmyadmin<4.8.0-r1
4.8.0-r1
alpine/phpmyadmin<4.8.0-r1
4.8.0-r1
alpine/phpmyadmin<4.8.0-r1
4.8.0-r1
alpine/phpmyadmin<4.8.0-r1
4.8.0-r1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.8.0.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/phpmyadmin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.8.0-r1

Event History

Apr 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 14, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:22 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·03:22 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Packagist·03:22 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-10188?

CVE-2018-10188 is a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin version 4.8.0 that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements.

2

How severe is CVE-2018-10188?

CVE-2018-10188 has a severity score of 8.8, which is considered high.

3

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-10188?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-10188 by performing a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack to execute arbitrary SQL statements.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-10188?

phpMyAdmin version 4.8.0 is affected by CVE-2018-10188.

5

Are there any known exploits for CVE-2018-10188?

Yes, there are known exploits for CVE-2018-10188 available on exploit-db.com.

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