CVE-2026-16434

Published: Ago 25, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 25, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
LOW 2,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: passive
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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Adminer 4.6.0 through 5.5.0 (fixed in 5.5.1) contains an incomplete fix for a prior X-Forwarded-Prefix vulnerability (GHSA-8478-xrj3-h9c2). The validation guard (bootstrap.inc.php) only rejects prefixes matching ^/[^/], blocking //evil.com but allowing values such as /\evil.com whose second character is a backslash. Because browsers normalize backslash to forward slash, a network-path reference survives into REQUEST_URI and reaches cookie_path(), affecting the Set-Cookie Path attribute. Exploitation requires that clients can set the X-Forwarded-Prefix header (a misconfigured or absent reverse proxy). Impact is limited to anomalous cookie-path scoping.

20

Improper Input Validation

Stable
Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Confidentiality Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Read Memory Read Files Or Directories Modify Memory Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-f…
https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-fr74-9mf9-gf44
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-x-forwa…
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-x-forwarded-prefix-backslas…