# CVE-2021-43008: 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 th

- Also known as: GHSA-RXFQ-3VPC-VV72
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 4.6.3
- Published: 2022-04-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- vrana/adminer (Packagist): from 1.12.0, fixed in 4.6.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, vrana/adminer, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/tag/v4.6.3
- https://www.adminer.org/
- https://sansec.io/research/adminer-4.6.2-file-disclosure-vulnerability
- https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2021-43008/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00012.html
- https://github.com/Bamolitho/adminer_CVE-2021-43008
- https://github.com/DaturaSaturated/Adminer-CVE-2021-43008
- https://github.com/p0dalirius/CVE-2021-43008-AdminerRead

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