CVE-2026-119562
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attribute
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.3 Low
- Published
- Oct 30, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 30, 2026
Description
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject SQL by supplying unescaped col_extra and col_attribute values to /database/central-columns. Attackers can inject SQL into pma__central_columns INSERT and UPDATE queries run with controluser privileges, reading or modifying other users' configuration-storage data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.3 Low | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 4.2 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpMyAdminphpMyAdmin |
|
References
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268technical-description
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638technical-description
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqlithird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attributethird-party-advisory
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