Adminer before 5.4.3 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in SQLite mode where the database-list drop action fails to validate file extensions before deletion. An authenticated attacker can submit arbitrary relative file paths in the db[] parameter to delete any files writable by the PHP process.

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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000

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Description Adminer before 5.4.3 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in SQLite mode where the database-list drop action fails to validate file extensions before deletion. An authenticated attacker can submit arbitrary relative file paths in the db[] parameter to delete any files writable by the PHP process.
Title Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop
First Time appeared Adminer
Adminer adminer
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adminer:adminer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adminer
Adminer adminer
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T01:29:59.711Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T17:58:43.754Z

Link: CVE-2026-34968

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T02:16:40.843

Modified: 2026-08-25T02:16:40.843

Link: CVE-2026-34968

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