CVE-2026-119426
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote…
- Risk score
- 50/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL by bypassing CSRF token checks on non-AJAX POST requests. Attackers can lure authenticated victims into submitting cross-site POSTs carrying sql_query to /sql or /database/sql, running SQL…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-csrf-sql
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Common.php#L87-L151
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/910322373f14ed4601c85234858f630f127569ef
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d1e2b54b530685c24dd91181b9f64a5a64621789
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/20569
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-csrf-token-bypass-via-non-ajax-post-to-sql
Original description
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL by bypassing CSRF token checks on non-AJAX POST requests. Attackers can lure authenticated victims into submitting cross-site POSTs carrying sql_query to /sql or /database/sql, running SQL with the victim's database privileges under http or config authentication.
Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.