Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin

[ Description ]Official description

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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

• Patch on github.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
• Patch on github.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
• Patch on github.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
• Patch on vulncheck.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund1 Nov 2026WID-SEC-2026-4278

  phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-119426CVE-2026-119562CVE-2026-119561+4 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqliExploitThird Party Advisory
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminProduct
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/Designer…Product
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65Patch
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3Patch
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698Patch
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savese…ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory