CVE-2018-12613

phpMyAdmin - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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).

Se ha descubierto un problema en phpMyAdmin en versiones 4.38.3x anteriores a la 4.8.2 por el cual un atacante puede incluir (ver y, potencialmente, ejecutar) archivos en el servidor. La vulnerabilidad procede de una porción de código en el que las páginas se redirigen y cargan en phpMyAdmin y se realiza una prueba inadecuada para páginas en la lista blanca. Un atacante debe estar autenticado, excepto en el caso en el que "$cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] = true" (en el que un atacante puede especificar cualquier host que ya controle y ejecutar código arbitrario en phpMyAdmin) y en el caso "$cfg['ServerDefault'] = 0" (que omite el requisito de inicio de sesión y ejecuta el código vulnerable sin autenticación).

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Versions less than 4.8.4 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-06-21 CVE Reserved
2018-06-21 CVE Published
2018-06-22 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-05-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (15)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104532	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/164623	2021-10-25
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/150466	2018-11-27
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/148534	2018-07-12
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/148283	2018-06-22
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45020	2024-08-05
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50457	2021-10-25
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44928	2024-08-05
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44924	2024-08-05
https://github.com/0x00-0x00/CVE-2018-12613	2018-11-09
https://github.com/ivanitlearning/CVE-2018-12613	2019-09-16
https://github.com/eastmountyxz/CVE-2018-12613-phpMyAdmin	2020-02-19
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164623/phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16	2021-11-02
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-4	2021-11-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Phpmyadmin Search vendor "Phpmyadmin"		Phpmyadmin Search vendor "Phpmyadmin" for product "Phpmyadmin"				>= 4.8.0 < 4.8.2 Search vendor "Phpmyadmin" for product "Phpmyadmin" and version " >= 4.8.0 < 4.8.2"		-		Affected