CVE-2020-22452

phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability

9.8 CriticalFix available

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.76%Up 0.9 points since Jan 27, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: CVE-2020-22452
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 9.8

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: CVE-2020-22452
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-0523 9.8

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: EUVD-2023-0523
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh 9.8

phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.0.2 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: GHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: CVE-2020-22452
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-22452 9.8

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22452
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh 9.8

phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.0.2 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: GHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452 9.8

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-phpmyadmin-2020-22452 No score

SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.

Record: BIT-phpmyadmin-2020-22452
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

phpmyadmin

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin` Packagist	5.0.0 up to 5.0.2	5.0.2
`phpmyadmin` Bitnami	5.0.0 up to 5.2.0	5.2.0
`phpmyadmin` Debian:12	before 4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1	4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:13	before 4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1	4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:14	before 4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1	4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1
`phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin` Packagist	5.0.0 up to 5.0.2, plus listed versions 5.0.0.15.0.1	5.0.2
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.4.13.1-14:4.5.0.2-24:4.5.1-14:4.5.1-24:4.5.1-3 Show 13 moreShow less 4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm34:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm44:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm54:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.6.6-54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm14:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm24:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5+esm1	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-24:4.9.2+dfsg1-14:4.9.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu14:4.9.5+dfsg1-24:4.9.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2ubuntu54:5.1.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu1	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu14:5.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu14:5.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu24:5.2.1+dfsg-3	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20250121+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-2	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1	None known
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-22452 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Phpmyadmin, published January 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 5.0.2.

References

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