VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-43008

Improper Access Control in Adminer versions 1.12.0 to 4.6.2 (fixed in version 4.6.3) allows an attacker to achieve Arbitrary File Read on the remote server by requesting the Adminer to connect to a remote MySQL database.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 13.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 13.64% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: adminer/adminer · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 13.6% since 3 November 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.

References

https://github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/tag/v4.6.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2021-43008/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://sansec.io/research/adminer-4.6.2-file-disclosure-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.adminer.org/Product
https://github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/tag/v4.6.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2021-43008/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://sansec.io/research/adminer-4.6.2-file-disclosure-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.adminer.org/Product

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.