CSRF in phpMyAdmin



Published: 2019-06-05 | Updated: 2019-06-19
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-12616
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Vendor phpMyAdmin

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.

UPDATED 19.06.2019
Updated vulnerability description with PoC code.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU18679

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12616

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in "tbl_sql.php" script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as execute arbitrary INSERT or DELETE statements.

PoC: 

http://[host]/tbl_sql.php?sql_query=INSERT+INTO+%60pma__bookmark%60+(%60id%60%2C+%60dbase%60%2C+%60user%60%2C+%60label%60%2C+%60query%60)+VALUES+(DAYOFWEEK(%27%27)%2C+%27%27%2C+%27%27%2C+%27%27%2C+%27%27)&show_query=1&db=phpmyadmin&table=pma__bookmark

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.0.0 - 4.8.5

External links

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2019-4/


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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