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CVE-2026-119427medium4.2

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting

Impact

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 has a SQL injection vulnerability in Designer saveSetting, allowing authenticated users to inject SQL via unescaped json_encode() output. Attackers can overwrite other users' designer settings or run subqueries.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Affected packages

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phpMyAdmin

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affected

0 → through 5.2.3

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unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source description

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.

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CVE-2026-119427

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-89 ↗

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Environment requirements

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Through (inclusive): 5.2.3

Original applicability statements
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    "nodes": [
      {
        "operator": "OR",
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "5.2.3"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
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2026-10-30

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References

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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3
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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65
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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698
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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
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abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqli
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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
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www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savesetting
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