CVE-2018-19969
phpMyAdmin CSRF Vulnerability
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.
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 4.7.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.
- Record
CVE-2018-19969- 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 4.7.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.
- Record
CVE-2018-19969- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5870 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5870- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx
phpMyAdmin CSRF Vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx- 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 4.7.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.
- Record
CVE-2018-19969- 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-2018-19969
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19969- 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
OSVGHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx
phpMyAdmin CSRF Vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19969
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19969- 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
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 4.8.4 | 4.8.4 |
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist |
4.7 to 4.7.6 | None known |
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 4.8.4, plus listed versions 4.8.04.8.0.14.8.14.8.24.8.3 |
4.8.4 |
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist |
4.7 to 4.7.6, plus listed versions 4.7.04.7.14.7.24.7.34.7.44.7.5 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.4.13.1-14:4.5.0.2-24:4.5.1-14:4.5.1-24:4.5.1-3 Show 13 moreShow less4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm34:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm44:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm54:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.6.6-54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm14:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm24:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5+esm1 |
None known |
phpMyAdminopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 5.1.1-1.2 | 5.1.1-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-19969 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Phpmyadmin, published December 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.8.4.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/106175
phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-7
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19969
web.archive.org/web/20210124223800/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106175
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwf2-53mc-r8hx
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19969
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19969
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19969
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2869