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The phpMyAdmin development team reports:

Summary

Arbitrary file read vulnerability

Description

When AllowArbitraryServer configuration set to true, with the use of a rogue MySQL server, an attacker can read any file on the server that the web server's user can access.

phpMyadmin attempts to block the use of LOAD DATA INFILE, but due to a bug in PHP, this check is not honored. Additionally, when using the 'mysql' extension, mysql.allow_local_infile is enabled by default. Both of these conditions allow the attack to occur.

Severity

We consider this vulnerability to be critical.

Mitigation factor

This attack can be mitigated by setting the `AllowArbitraryServer` configuration directive to false (which is the default value).

Affected Versions

phpMyAdmin versions from at least 4.0 through 4.8.4 are affected

Summary

SQL injection in Designer feature

Description

A vulnerability was reported where a specially crafted username can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the designer feature.

Severity

We consider this vulnerability to be serious.

Affected Versions

phpMyAdmin versions from 4.5.0 through 4.8.4 are affected

< 4.8.5

The phpMyAdmin development team reports:

Description

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability was found in the file import feature, where an attacker can deliver a payload to a user through importing a specially-crafted file.

Severity

We consider this attack to be of moderate severity.

< 4.8.3

The phpMyAdmin development team reports:

Summary

CSRF vulnerability in login form

Description

A vulnerability was found that allows an attacker to trigger a CSRF attack against a phpMyAdmin user. The attacker can trick the user, for instance through a broken tag pointing at the victim's phpMyAdmin database, and the attacker can potentially deliver a payload (such as a specific INSERT or DELETE statement) through the victim.

Severity

We consider this vulnerability to be severe.

Mitigation factor

Only the 'cookie' auth_type is affected; users can temporary use phpMyAdmin's http authentication as a workaround.

< 4.9.0

The phpMyAdmin development team reports:

Summary

Local file inclusion through transformation feature

Description

A flaw has been found where an attacker can exploit phpMyAdmin to leak the contents of a local file. The attacker must have access to the phpMyAdmin Configuration Storage tables, although these can easily be created in any database to which the attacker has access. An attacker must have valid credentials to log in to phpMyAdmin; this vulnerability does not allow an attacker to circumvent the login system.

Severity

We consider this vulnerability to be severe.

Summary

XSRF/CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin

Description

By deceiving a user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform harmful SQL operations such as renaming databases, creating new tables/routines, deleting designer pages, adding/deleting users, updating user passwords, killing SQL processes, etc.

Severity

We consider this vulnerability to be of moderate severity.

Summary

XSS vulnerability in navigation tree

Description

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability was found in the navigation tree, where an attacker can deliver a payload to a user through a specially-crafted database/table name.

Severity

We consider this attack to be of moderate severity.

Mitigation factor

The stored XSS vulnerabilities can be triggered only by someone who logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required forms.

< 4.8.4