SQL Injection Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.58% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-PHPMYADMIN-417201
  • published26 Jan 2019
  • disclosed26 Jan 2019

Introduced: 26 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-6798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream phpmyadmin package and not the phpmyadmin package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.5. A vulnerability was reported where a specially crafted username can be used to trigger a SQL injection attack through the designer feature.