Session cookie theft via unescaped forwarded prefix
Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026
Cookie attribute injection in Adminer before 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to expose session cookies through X-Forwarded-Prefix. Adminer prepends the unvalidated header to REQUEST_URI, then cookie() interpolates that tainted URI into Set-Cookie path attributes without escaping semicolon delimiters. Exploitation requires a reverse proxy that forwards attacker-controlled header values and victim interaction; injected Domain or SameSite attributes can disclose session and database-key cookies or enable cross-origin authenticated requests.
Summary
What happened
Cookie attribute injection in Adminer before 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to expose session cookies through X-Forwarded-Prefix. Adminer prepends the unvalidated header to REQUEST_URI, then cookie() interpolates that tainted URI into Set-Cookie path attributes without escaping semicolon delimiters. Exploitation requires a reverse proxy that forwards attacker-controlled header values and victim interaction; injected Domain or SameSite attributes can disclose session and database-key cookies or enable cross-origin authenticated requests.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-63771
- Published
- Jul 20, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Adminer
- Product
- Adminer
- Classifications
- CWE-807, CWE-113, CWE-20, T1539
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <5.4.3
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Public exploit references
- X-Forwarded-Prefix cookie attribute injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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