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Adminer and AdminerEvo vulnerable to directory traversal and file upload

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The file upload plugin in Adminer and AdminerEvo allows an attacker to upload a file with a table name of “..” to the root of the Adminer directory. The attacker can effectively guess the name of the uploaded file and execute it. Adminer is no longer supported, but this issue was fixed in AdminerEvo version 4.8.3.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-45197
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 19:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Adminer and AdminerEvo vulnerable to directory traversal and file upload

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Jun 2024, 14:28 UTC

The file upload plugin in Adminer and AdminerEvo allows an attacker to upload a file with a table name of “..” to the root of the Adminer directory. The attacker can effectively guess the name of the uploaded file and execute it. Adminer is no longer supported, but this issue was fixed in AdminerEvo version 4.8.3.

osv:CVE-2023-45197
Complete source record
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    "summary": "The file upload plugin in Adminer and AdminerEvo allows an attacker to upload a file with a table name of “..” to the root of the Adminer directory. The attacker can effectively guess the name of the uploaded file and execute it. Adminer is no longer supported, but this issue was fixed in AdminerEvo version 4.8.3.",
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