Detect Adminer
Adminer is a lightweight, web-based database management tool that supports multiple database systems and provides a simple interface for managing databases, tables, and running SQL queries.
Detection looks at response headers, cookies, html markup across 5 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Adminer
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Adminer. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Response headers
- Cookies
- HTML markup
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Example public indicators for Adminer
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Adminer. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- composed-by: adminer0.
- adminer_key
- adminer_sid
- Adminer</a> <span class="version"></span>
- onclick="bodyClickevent;" onload="verifyVersion'';">
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Adminer signature (5 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Adminer, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Adminer is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Adminer
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Adminer signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (response headers, cookies, html markup) and scores them against the Adminer signature set (5 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Adminer on the results page.
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Commonly implies
A confirmed Adminer match also implies these technologies are present.
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FAQ: detecting Adminer
- Can PluginView detect Adminer without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Adminer — typically response headers, cookies, html markup. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Adminer?
- Adminer is classified under Database managers in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Adminer?
- This reference currently tracks 5 fingerprint rules across response headers, cookies, html markup. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Adminer?
- Illustrative public indicators for Adminer include composed-by: adminer0.; adminer_key; adminer_sid. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.