CVE-2026-119562
Phpmyadmin: SQL injection
- Risk score
- 59/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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…
- Affected
- Phpmyadmin
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- Public proof of concept
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.8 high
- Public exploit or proof of concept referenced
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute
Original 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.
Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.