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title: "CVE-2019-19617\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-19617

Publication date 6 December 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19617?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

phpMyAdmin before 4.9.2 does not escape certain Git information, related to
libraries/classes/Display/GitRevision.php and libraries/classes/Footer.php.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm4  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19617)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19617)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-19617)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19617)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4639-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4639-1)
+ phpMyAdmin vulnerabilities
+ 19 November 2020

+ [USN-4843-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4843-1)
+ phpMyAdmin vulnerabilities
+ 16 March 2021

### Other references

* <https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1119de642b136d20e810bb20f545069a01dd7cc9>
* <https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/compare/RELEASE_4_9_1...RELEASE_4_9_2>
* <https://www.phpmyadmin.net/news/2019/11/22/phpmyadmin-492-released/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19617>