Vulnerability · Published Apr 5, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-43008
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the adminer package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 13.6% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)13.6%top 3.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Improper Access Control in Adminer versions 1.12.0 to 4.6.2 (fixed in version 4.6.3) allows an attacker to achieve Arbitrary File Read on the remote server by requesting the Adminer to connect to a remote MySQL database.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | adminer | 4.6.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Debian:13 | adminer | 4.6.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Debian:14 | adminer | 4.6.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Packagist | vrana/adminer | 4.6.3 | GHSA-rxfq-3vpc-vv72 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | adminer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | adminer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | adminer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | adminer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43008 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | adminer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43008 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/tag/v4.6.3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.adminer.org/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://sansec.io/research/adminer-4.6.2-file-disclosure-vulnerability x_refsource_MISC
- https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2021-43008/ x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220513 [SECURITY] [DLA 3002-1] adminer security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST