CVE-2026-119562

MEDIUM 4.2

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attribute

CVSS Score

4.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-89
Vendor	phpmyadmin
Product	phpmyadmin
Published	Oct 30, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

phpMyAdmin / phpMyAdmin

0 ≤ 5.2.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268 github.com: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638 abraxaslabs.tech: https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli github.com: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute

Credits

Abraxas Labs