CVE-2026-56706

Adminer before 5.4.3 CSRF Token Secret Recovery via XOR Masking

Published Aug 25, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vrana
Vrana adminer
Vendors & Products Vrana
Vrana adminer
Type Values Removed Values Added
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
Weaknesses CWE-330
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adminer:adminer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adminer
Adminer adminer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 25, 2026, 3:34 PM
Reserved
Jun 22, 2026, 6:48 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 25, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 3:10 PM