Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin

[ Description ]Official description

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows database users with CREATE privilege to inject script via unescaped table names in DesignerHistory.display(). Attackers can create a table whose name contains HTML markup that executes in another user's session when they add a condition on it in Designer query mode.

[ 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-vqb-xssExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminProduct
• github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/js/src/designer/history.jsProduct
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-stored-xss-via-designer-query-his…ExploitThird Party Advisory