Servers and applications
CVE-2018-19968
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…
- Severity
- Medium 6.5
- Published
- 11 Dec 2018
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 4.8.4
- Exploit chance
- 2.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 86% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Information exposure (CWE-200)
- Attack
- Over the network · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
phpMyAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin |
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