CVE-2017-1000499

HIGH

phpMyAdmin 4.7.0-4.7.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2017-1000499. PoCs published by VulnSpy, Villaquiranm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple CSRF attacks against phpMyAdmin 4.7.x, including table deletion, password modification, arbitrary file write, and data exfiltration via DNS. The PoC uses crafted URLs and hidden image tags to trigger malicious SQL queries.

Description

phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.x (prior to 4.7.6.1/4.7.7) are vulnerable to a CSRF weakness. By deceiving a user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform harmful database operations such as deleting records, dropping/truncating tables etc.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by VulnSpy · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45284

This exploit demonstrates multiple CSRF attacks against phpMyAdmin 4.7.x, including table deletion, password modification, arbitrary file write, and data exfiltration via DNS. The PoC uses crafted URLs and hidden image tags to trigger malicious SQL queries.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.x (prior to 4.7.7)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Victim must have an active session in phpMyAdmin · Attacker must trick victim into visiting a malicious page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by Villaquiranm · poc
https://github.com/Villaquiranm/5MMISSI-CVE-2017-1000499

This repository provides a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2017-1000499, a CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.x prior to 4.7.6.1/4.7.7. It includes a Docker-based environment setup and a web-based exploit to demonstrate harmful database operations via crafted URLs.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Csrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin 4.7.x (prior to 4.7.6.1/4.7.7)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Docker installed · User interaction to click a crafted URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040163
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45284/
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2017-9/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1144
EPSS Percentile 93.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (2)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.7 - 4.7.7Packagist
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.7.0 - 4.7.7
Published Jan 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026