CVE-2026-119427
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
2.3
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-119427- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-113807
2.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113807- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23wc-rmw7-463f
2.3
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability in Designer saveSetting() that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-23wc-rmw7-463f- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-119427- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSV
2.3
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-119427- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-119427
8.8
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119427- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-119427
2.3
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119427- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.1+dfsg-14:5.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u14:5.2.1+dfsg-24:5.2.1+dfsg-34:5.2.1+dfsg-4 Show 9 moreShow less4:5.2.2-dev+759fe912a-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20241130+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20241228+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20250114+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20250121+dfsg-14:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-1+deb13u14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-14:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu: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 less4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu: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 less4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+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 |
phpmyadminUbuntu: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 |
phpmyadminUbuntu: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 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2ubuntu54:5.1.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu: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 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.3+dfsg-14:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 |
None known |
phpmyadminUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-24:5.2.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| facts, references | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-119427 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Phpmyadmin, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqli
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
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vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savesetting
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119427
github.com/advisories/GHSA-23wc-rmw7-463f
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119427.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-119427
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-119427
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119427