QID 730305

Date Published: 2021-12-22

QID 730305: PhpMyAdmin SQL Injection Vulnerability (PMASA-2020-1)

PhpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP and intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Internet.

CVE-2020-5504: A malicious user could inject custom SQL in place of their own username when creating queries to this page.

Affected Versions:
phpMyAdmin versions from 4.0.x prior to 4.9.4.
phpMyAdmin versions from 5.0.x prior to 5.0.1.
QID Detection Logic (unauthenticated):
Look for vulnerable version of phpmyadmin installed.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL code on the targeted server.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Users are advised to upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.9.4 or 5.0.1 or the latest version.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 730305

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    PMASA-2020-1 URL Logo www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/
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