CVE-2018-12613
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 98.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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).
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 98.35% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 4 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 June 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 98.4% 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 (4)
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.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-50457source ↗ | phpMyAdmin 4.8.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)php · samguy | webapps | 25 October 2021 | yes |
| EDB-45020source ↗ | phpMyAdmin - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)php · Metasploit | remote | 13 July 2018 | yes |
| EDB-44928source ↗ | phpMyAdmin 4.8.1 - (Authenticated) Local File Inclusion (2)php · VulnSpy | webapps | 22 June 2018 | yes |
| EDB-44924source ↗ | phpMyAdmin 4.8.1 - (Authenticated) Local File Inclusion (1)php · ChaMd5 | webapps | 21 June 2018 | yes |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4/Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.