CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4450

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as a logged-in user via a link or IMG tag to server_privileges.php, using the dbname and checkprivs parameters.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential unauthorized control over user privileges without their knowledge, leading to unauthorized database configuration changes.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade phpMyAdmin to a version newer than 2.7.0 and implement CSRF protection mechanisms such as anti-CSRF tokens.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as a logged-in user via a link or IMG tag to server_privileges.php, as demonstrated using the dbname and checkprivs parameters. NOTE: the provenance of this issue is unknown, although third parties imply that it is related to the disclosure of CVE-2005-4349, which was labeled as SQL injection but disputed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS