Cross-site request forgery in phpMyAdmin

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU10026

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000499

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists due to a lack of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page or URL, trick the victim into visiting it, gain access to the system and delete records, drop/truncate tables or perform other database operations.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.7.7.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.7.0 - 4.7.6

External links

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2017-9/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.