phpMyAdmin 4.7.x and 4.8.x versions prior to 4.8.4 are affected by a series of CSRF flaws.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
phpMyAdmin 4.7.x and 4.8.x versions prior to 4.8.4 are affected by a series of CSRF flaws. By deceiving a user into clicking 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01065 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): 4.8.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) | 4.8 to before 4.8.4 | 4.8.4 | Patch available | GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx |
| — | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) | 4.7 – 4.7.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.8 to before 4.8.4 Fixed in 4.8.4 Patch available GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.7 – 4.7.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.0 – 4.7.6; 4.8.0 to before 4.8.4 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.0 – 4.7.6; 4.8.0 to before 4.8.4 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Fixed in 4.8.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx
References
More Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01092 Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09056 An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14341 SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04978 phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16362 An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-04350 phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-19969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-19969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-19969 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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