CVE-2019-12616

MEDIUM

phpMyAdmin < 4.9.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2019-12616. PoCs published by Riemann, Cappricio-Securities.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.8, where a GET request is used for form submission, allowing an attacker to trick a user into executing arbitrary SQL queries via a crafted link.

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.0. A vulnerability was found that allows an attacker to trigger a CSRF attack against a phpMyAdmin user. The attacker can trick the user, for instance through a broken <img> tag pointing at the victim's phpMyAdmin database, and the attacker can potentially deliver a payload (such as a specific INSERT or DELETE statement) to the victim.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Riemann · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46982

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.8, where a GET request is used for form submission, allowing an attacker to trick a user into executing arbitrary SQL queries via a crafted link.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin 4.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: Victim must be authenticated in phpMyAdmin · Attacker must trick victim into clicking a malicious link
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 1 stars
by Cappricio-Securities · poc
https://github.com/Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2019-12616

This repository contains a Python-based scanner for detecting CVE-2019-12616, a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions prior to 4.9.0. The tool checks for the presence of vulnerable endpoints and versions but does not include exploit code for active exploitation.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin < 4.9.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target phpMyAdmin instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2019-4/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108619
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.4992
EPSS Percentile 97.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (2)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin < 4.9.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 0 - 4.9.0Packagist
Published Jun 05, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026