Adminer <= 1.4.5 - Security Bypass to Database Login

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2017-20066
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published March 3, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher David Vaartjes
Description

The Adminer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the adminer_load_editor() function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated (no login required) attackers to access any database associated with the vulnerable WordPress server.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug adminer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.5
Patched Version
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