What is CVE-2020-11441?

CVE-2020-11441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-11441?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-11441 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2020-11441

phpMyAdmin 5.0.2 allows CRLF injection, as demonstrated by %0D%0Astring%0D%0A inputs to login form fields causing CRLF sequences to be reflected on an error page. NOTE: the vendor states "I don't see anything specifically exploitable.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Phpmyadmin — versions 5.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11441?: CVE-2020-11441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-11441?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11441 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.