CVE-2020-22278
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section
CVE-2020-22278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Phpmyadmin, published November 4, 2020. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 5.0.3.
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the CSV file is accurately generated based on the database contents.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the CSV file is accurately generated based on the database contents.
- Record
CVE-2020-22278- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the CSV file is accurately generated based on the database contents.
- Record
CVE-2020-22278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-15043 No score
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the CSV file is accurately generated based on the database contents.
- Record
EUVD-2020-15043- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6cp-32xj-xr29 No score
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section
- Record
GHSA-j6cp-32xj-xr29- Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the CSV file is accurately generated based on the database contents.
- Record
CVE-2020-22278- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-phpmyadmin-2020-22278 No score
phpMyAdmin through 5.0.2 allows CSV injection via Export Section. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the CSV file is accurately generated based on the database contents.
- Record
BIT-phpmyadmin-2020-22278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminBitnami |
before 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |