CVE-2018-10188
phpMyAdmin CSRF vulnerability allowing arbitrary SQL execution
CVE-2018-10188 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Phpmyadmin, published April 19, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.06%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.8.0.1.
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-10188- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-10188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5295 No score
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6fp-h79x-9rqc
phpMyAdmin CSRF vulnerability allowing arbitrary SQL execution
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
GHSA-v6fp-h79x-9rqc- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-10188- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10188
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10188- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-v6fp-h79x-9rqc
phpMyAdmin CSRF vulnerability allowing arbitrary SQL execution
phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 before 4.8.0-1 has CSRF, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, related to js/db_operations.js, js/tbl_operations.js, libraries/classes/Operations.php, and sql.php.
- Record
GHSA-v6fp-h79x-9rqc- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2018:1058-1 No score
Security update for phpMyAdmin
This update for phpMyAdmin to version 4.8.0.1 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-10188: Possible execution of arbitrary SQL statements via manipulated URLs (boo#1090309)
This version also contains a number of upstream changes, improvements, new functions and bug fixes.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2018:1058-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2018:1059-1 No score
Security update for phpMyAdmin
This update for phpMyAdmin to version 4.8.0.1 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-10188: Possible execution of arbitrary SQL statements via manipulated URLs (boo#1090309)
This version also contains a number of upstream changes, improvements, new functions and bug fixes.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2018:1059-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11171-1 No score
phpMyAdmin-5.1.1-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-5.1.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist |
4.8 up to 4.8.0.1 | 4.8.0.1 |
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
before 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-2 | 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-2 |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
before 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-2 | 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-2 |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
before 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-2 | 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-2 |
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist |
4.8 up to 4.8.0.1, plus listed versions 4.8.0 |
4.8.0.1 |
phpMyAdminSUSE:Package Hub 12 |
before 4.8.0.1-20.1 | 4.8.0.1-20.1 |
phpMyAdminopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 5.1.1-1.2 | 5.1.1-1.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpMyAdmin 4.8.0 < 4.8.0-1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 2018-04-23 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/103936
securitytracker.com/id/1040752
phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-2
exploit-db.com/exploits/44496
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10188
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/c6dd6b56e236a3aff953cee4135ecaa67130e641
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10188
bugzilla.suse.com/1090309
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10188