CVE-2017-1000499
phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.x (prior to 4.7.6.1/4.7.7) are vulnerable to a CSRF weakness.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.x (prior to 4.7.6.1/4.7.7) are vulnerable to a CSRF weakness. By deceiving a user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform harmful database operations such as deleting records, dropping/truncating tables etc.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.46% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://cyberworldmirror.com/vulnerability-phpmyadmin-lets-attacker-perform-drop-table-single-click/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45284/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2017-9/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://cyberworldmirror.com/vulnerability-phpmyadmin-lets-attacker-perform-drop-table-single-click/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45284/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2017-9/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.