CVE-2025-43960
Adminer PHP Object Injection issue leads to Denial of Service
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
CVE-2025-43960- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-25694
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
EUVD-2025-25694- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqh4-2mm8-g7w9
Adminer PHP Object Injection issue leads to Denial of Service
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
GHSA-mqh4-2mm8-g7w9- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
CVE-2025-43960- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
CVE-2025-43960- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-43960
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43960- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mqh4-2mm8-g7w9
Adminer PHP Object Injection issue leads to Denial of Service
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
GHSA-mqh4-2mm8-g7w9- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43960
Adminer 4.8.1, when using Monolog for logging, allows a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted serialized payload (e.g., using s:1000000000), leading to a PHP Object Injection issue. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can trigger this by sending a malicious serialized object, which forces excessive memory usage, rendering Adminer’s interface unresponsive and causing a server-level DoS. While the server may recover after several minutes, multiple simultaneous requests can cause a complete crash requiring manual intervention.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43960- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vrana/adminerPackagist |
through 4.8.1 | None known |
adminerDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.1-14.8.1-24.8.1-45.1.0-15.2.1+dfsg-1 Show 8 moreShow less5.3.0+dfsg-15.4.0+dfsg-15.4.1+dfsg-15.4.2+dfsg-15.4.3+dfsg-15.4.4+dfsg-16.0.0-16.0.1-1 |
None known |
adminerDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1+dfsg-15.3.0+dfsg-15.4.0+dfsg-15.4.1+dfsg-15.4.2+dfsg-1 Show 4 moreShow less5.4.3+dfsg-15.4.4+dfsg-16.0.0-16.0.1-1 |
None known |
adminerDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1+dfsg-15.3.0+dfsg-15.4.0+dfsg-15.4.1+dfsg-15.4.2+dfsg-1 Show 4 moreShow less5.4.3+dfsg-15.4.4+dfsg-16.0.0-16.0.1-1 |
None known |
vrana/adminerPackagist |
through 4.8.1, plus listed versions v4.2.0v4.2.1v4.2.2v4.2.3v4.2.4 Show 21 moreShow lessv4.2.5v4.3.0v4.3.1v4.4.0v4.5.0v4.6.0v4.6.1v4.6.2v4.6.3v4.7.0v4.7.1v4.7.2v4.7.3v4.7.4v4.7.5v4.7.6v4.7.7v4.7.8v4.7.9v4.8.0v4.8.1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.1-14.2.1-1ubuntu14.2.1-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.3.1-24.5.0-14.6.1-14.6.2-14.6.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.7.2-14.7.4-14.7.5-14.7.6-14.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.7.9-24.8.1-1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.1-14.8.1-1ubuntu14.8.1-2 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.1-45.2.1+dfsg-1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.1+dfsg-15.4.2+dfsg-15.4.4+dfsg-16.0.0-1 |
None known |
adminerUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1+dfsg-15.3.0+dfsg-15.4.0+dfsg-15.4.1+dfsg-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | far00t01/CVE-2025-43960 | 2025-04-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-43960 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Adminer, published August 25, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.