CVE-2023-45197

Adminer and AdminerEvo vulnerable to directory traversal and file upload

9.2 Critical

The file upload plugin in Adminer and AdminerEvo allows an attacker to upload a file with a table name of “..” to the root of the Adminer directory. The attacker can effectively guess the name of the uploaded file and execute it. Adminer is no longer supported, but this issue was fixed in AdminerEvo version 4.8.3.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.66%Up 0.6 points since Jun 22, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.2

Adminer and AdminerEvo vulnerable to directory traversal and file upload

Record: CVE-2023-45197
CVSS 4.0: 9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:Y
Weakness: CWE-434, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-49504 9.2

Record: EUVD-2023-49504
CVSS 4.0: 9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:Y
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-473j-qqgp-gcmm 9.8

The file upload plugin in Adminer and AdminerEvo allows an attacker to upload a file with a table...

Record: GHSA-473j-qqgp-gcmm
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.2

Record: CVE-2023-45197
CVSS 4.0: 9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.2

Adminer and AdminerEvo vulnerable to directory traversal and file upload

Record: CVE-2023-45197
CVSS 4.0: 9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:Y
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-45197 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Adminer, published June 21, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.