SQL Injection Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin by phpMyAdmin Project
CVE-2020-5504
8.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
PHPmyadmin
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 9 January 2020
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 23%
What is CVE-2020-5504?
In versions prior to 4.9.4 for phpMyAdmin 4 and 5.0.1 for phpMyAdmin 5, an SQL injection vulnerability exists on the user accounts page. This flaw allows an attacker with a valid MySQL account to inject malicious SQL statements by altering their username input when querying the user accounts. Such exploitation could lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of sensitive data within the database.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
EPSS Score
23% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
- 🟡
Public PoC available
- 👾
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved