#VU21174 Cross-site request forgery in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2019-12922

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21174

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12922

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: phpMyAdmin

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. 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 delete arbitrary server on in the Setup page.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.4.0 - 4.4.15.10, 4.5.0 - 4.5.5.1, 4.6.0 - 4.6.6, 4.7.0 rc1 - 4.7.9, 4.8.0 - 4.8.5, 4.9.0 - 4.9.0.1

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External links
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154483/phpMyAdmin-4.9.0.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/23
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47385

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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.