# CVE-2018-10362: phpliteadmin: An issue was discovered in phpLiteAdmin 1.9.5 through 1.9.7.1

CVE-2018-10362 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by phpliteadmin 1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1, released April 24, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10362
- Priority: High
- CVSS: n/a (High)
- EPSS: 0.0150
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 24, 2018

## Description

An issue was discovered in phpLiteAdmin 1.9.5 through 1.9.7.1. Due to loose comparison with '==' instead of '===' in classes/Authorization.php for the user-provided login password, it is possible to login with a simpler password if the password has the form of a power in scientific notation (like '2e2' for '200' or '0e1234' for '0'). This is possible because, in the loose comparison case, PHP interprets the string as a number in scientific notation, and thus converts it to a number. After that, the comparison with '==' casts the user input (e.g., the string '200' or '0') to a number, too. Hence the attacker can login with just a '0' or a simple number he has to brute force. Strong comparison with '===' prevents the cast into numbers.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | phpliteadmin Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1 | [phpliteadmin 1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-phpliteadmin-1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Linux | phpliteadmin-themes Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1 | [phpliteadmin-themes 1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-phpliteadmin-themes-1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Apr 24, 2018 |

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