phpMyAdmin 5.0.2 allows CRLF injection, as demonstrated by %0D%0Astring%0D%0A inputs to login form fields causing CRLF sequences to be refl…

published 2020-03-31 6 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-phpmyadmin-2020-11441 , EUVD-2020-3795

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

phpMyAdmin 5.0.2 allows CRLF injection, as demonstrated by %0D%0Astring%0D%0A inputs to login form fields causing CRLF sequences to be reflected on an error page. NOTE: the vendor states "I don't see anything specifically exploitable.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

bitnami phpmyadmin 5.0.3

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-11441 updated 2026-06-26 cvss 6.1

phpMyAdmin: inputs to login form fields can cause CRLF sequences to be reflected on an error page

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template phpMyAdmin 5.0.2 - CRLF Injection nuclei detection template
github.com https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/16056 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	phpmyadmin	>=5.0.2, <5.0.3	5.0.3

Classification

Weakness

CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

github.com /phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/16056
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11441
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary