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CVE-2018-19968

6.5 · MEDIUM

An attacker can exploit phpMyAdmin before 4.8.4 to leak the contents of a local file because of an error in the transformation feature.

Published Dec 11, 2018CWE-200EPSS 2.89%

Overview

CVE-2018-19968 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 11, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An attacker can exploit phpMyAdmin before 4.8.4 to leak the contents of a local file because of an error in the transformation feature. 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/106178Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16Refwww.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6/Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/106178Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16Refwww.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19968?

CVE-2018-19968 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 11, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-19968?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-19968?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-19968?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-19968 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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