Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin

[ Description ]Official description

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject SQL by supplying unescaped col_extra and col_attribute values to /database/central-columns. Attackers can inject SQL into pma__central_columns INSERT and UPDATE queries run with controluser privileges, reading or modifying other users' configuration-storage data.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ 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-pmadb-central-sqliExploitThird Party Advisory
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminProduct
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralC…Product
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralC…Product
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns…ExploitThird Party Advisory