SQL Injection in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2020-22452
SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/15898 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/16004 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/master/ChangeLog (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-22452?
- CVE-2020-22452 is a critical-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-22452?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-22452 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.