QID 150491

Date Published: 2022-04-20

QID 150491: phpMyAdmin Authentication bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2022-23807)

phpMyAdmin is a free and open source tool written in PHP for managing and administering databases such as the MySQL and MariaDB application systems.

In affected versions of phpMyadmin, a valid user who is already authenticated to phpMyAdmin can manipulate their account to bypass two-factor authentication for future login instances.

Affected Versions:
phpMyAdmin versions from 4.9.0 to 4.9.7
phpMyAdmin versions from 5.1.0 to 5.1.1

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends a HTTP GET request to "doc/html/index.html" and determines the vulnerable version of phpMyAdmin running on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to bypass two factor authentication for that account.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.9.8 or 5.1.2 or later version to remediate this vulnerability. For more information regarding this vulnerability please refer phpMyAdmin Security Advisory
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 150491

    CVE-2022-23807 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    PMASA-2022-1 URL Logo www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2022-1/
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