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CVE-2026-119427NVD
Vulnerability Summary
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability in Designer saveSetting() that allows authenticated users to inject SQL via unescaped json_encode() output. Attackers can send crafted index or value parameters with operation=save_setting_value to /database/designer to overwrite other users' designer settings or run controluser subqueries.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 2.3 (LOW)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)Low
Integrity (Vulnerable System)Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 4.2 (MEDIUM)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin <= 5.2.3
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 5.2.3
External References
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php#L788-L808
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqli
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savesetting