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Vulnerability details: VCID-b2mf-bz89-gfau
Vulnerability ID VCID-b2mf-bz89-gfau
Aliases CVE-2018-19968
GHSA-xc97-r49q-cxgc
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
epss 0.02067 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc97-r49q-cxgc
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a1ba61e29002f0305a9322a8af4eaaeb11c0732
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a1ba61e29002f0305a9322a8af4eaaeb11c0732
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.html
cvssv2 4.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
cvssv3 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106178
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106178
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-19968
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19968
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a1ba61e29002f0305a9322a8af4eaaeb11c0732
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106178
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-xc97-r49q-cxgc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc97-r49q-cxgc
USN-4639-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4639-1/
USN-USN-4843-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4843-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a1ba61e29002f0305a9322a8af4eaaeb11c0732
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-6
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106178
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.83188
EPSS Score 0.02067
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:30:42.895551+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.14/community.json 37.0.0