SQL Injection Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin by phpMyAdmin
CVE-2020-22452

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

PHPmyadmin
Status
PHPmyadmin
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 January 2023

What is CVE-2020-22452?

An SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the getTableCreationQuery function within CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin versions 5.x prior to 5.2.0. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability using malformed tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters, potentially allowing unauthorized database access or manipulation. It is essential for users of affected versions to update to the latest release to mitigate this risk.

References

http://phpmyadmin.com
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/15898
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/16004

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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