CVE-2026-119562 json
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attribute
published 2026-10-30 10 d ago modified 2026-11-04 4 d ago also EUVD-2026-113827
- cvss
- 4.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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-2026-119562 updated cvss 4.2
phpMyAdmin: phpMyAdmin: SQL injection via central columns interface
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- abraxaslabs.tech https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.3 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.3 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
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abraxaslabs.tech
/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli
third-party-advisory, exploit
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute
third-party-advisory, exploit
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268
technical-description, product
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638
technical-description, product
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-119562
- NVD CVE-2026-119562
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.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.