CVE catalog

CVE-2021-43008

adminer: CVE-2021-43008

Severity: High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published: Apr 5, 2022, 2:15:06 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 13.64% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	adminer	sid	`6.1.2-1`	fixed
Debian	adminer	forky	`6.1.0-1`	fixed
Debian	adminer	trixie	`5.2.1+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	adminer	bookworm	`4.8.1-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	adminer	source	sid	`4.6.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	adminer	source	forky	`4.6.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	adminer	source	trixie	`4.6.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	adminer	source	bookworm	`4.6.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[adminer]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.8.1-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.6.3-1
  dsa · adminer · debian · bookworm; dsa · adminer · debian · 12
- 4.8.1-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.6.3-1
  dsa · adminer · debian · bookworm; dsa · adminer · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[adminer]Fixed
Details (2)
- 5.2.1+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.6.3-1
  dsa · adminer · debian · 13
- 5.2.1+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.6.3-1
  dsa · adminer · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:03:15 PM UTC

References

[CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]