vulnerability
phpMyAdmin: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (CVE-2020-5504)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 9, 2020 | Jan 27, 2020 | Apr 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 9, 2020
Added
Jan 27, 2020
Modified
Apr 21, 2025
Description
In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page. A malicious user could inject custom SQL in place of their own username when creating queries to this page. An attacker must have a valid MySQL account to access the server.
Solutions
phpmyadmin-upgrade-4_9_4phpmyadmin-upgrade-5_0_1
References
- CVE-2020-5504
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-5504
- URL-http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html
- URL-https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html
- URL-https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html
- URL-https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/
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