Adminer before 5.4.3 uses a CSRF token scheme that transmits both the XOR mask and the masked value in every token (format (rand XOR secret):rand), allowing anyone who observes a single CSRF token (e.g., via network sniffing, log files, Referrer header, or XSS) to recover the session secret with a single XOR operation and forge unlimited valid tokens. The implementation is further weakened by a low-entropy session token (rand(1,1e6), ~20 bits) that permits blind brute-force, and by use of loose comparison (==) in token verification, enabling PHP type juggling. Exploitation enables cross-site request forgery against authenticated sessions, including execution of arbitrary SQL queries.
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| Description | Adminer before 5.4.3 uses a CSRF token scheme that transmits both the XOR mask and the masked value in every token (format (rand XOR secret):rand), allowing anyone who observes a single CSRF token (e.g., via network sniffing, log files, Referrer header, or XSS) to recover the session secret with a single XOR operation and forge unlimited valid tokens. The implementation is further weakened by a low-entropy session token (rand(1,1e6), ~20 bits) that permits blind brute-force, and by use of loose comparison (==) in token verification, enabling PHP type juggling. Exploitation enables cross-site request forgery against authenticated sessions, including execution of arbitrary SQL queries. | |
| Title | Adminer before 5.4.3 CSRF Token Secret Recovery via XOR Masking | |
| First Time appeared |
Adminer
Adminer adminer |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-330 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:adminer:adminer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Adminer
Adminer adminer |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-25T01:30:05.474Z
Reserved: 2026-06-22T18:48:27.060Z
Link: CVE-2026-56706
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-25T02:16:42.477
Modified: 2026-08-25T02:16:42.477
Link: CVE-2026-56706
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