CVE-2021-43008 is an improper access control vulnerability in Adminer versions 1.12.0 through 4.6.2, affecting Adminer and Debian distributions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform arbitrary file reads on a remote server by manipulating Adminer's connection to a remote MySQL database. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant data confidentiality compromise. While the EPSS score indicates a high likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.12.0, <= 4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adminer:adminer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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