What is CVE-2019-6798?

CVE-2019-6798 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-6798?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-6798 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2019-6798

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.5. A vulnerability was reported where a specially crafted username can be used to trigger a SQL injection attack through the designer feature.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.035 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Phpmyadmin
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6798?: CVE-2019-6798 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-6798?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-6798 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.