SQL Injection in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2020-5504
In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page. A malicious user could inject custom SQL in place of their own username when creating queries to this page. An attacker must have a valid MySQL account to access the server.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.388 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.388 · newest: 0.388 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5504?
- CVE-2020-5504 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5504?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5504 known to be exploited?
- 26 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.