CVE-2020-5504

Published: Jan 9, 2020Updated: Apr 16, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-89

8.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected Products

oss-projectaka pma

commercial·DE

suse linux enterprise serverOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Packagist

package-ecosystem

phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/

phpmyadmin.net

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html

lists.opensuse.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html

lists.debian.org

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