CVE-2026-119427: Phpmyadmin

No VulnCrest analysis published for this CVE yet. Below is the original CNA/NVD description, unmodified.

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.

Exploits & detection

No public PoC or detection template found yet.

Timeline

Published: 30 Oct 2026
Last modified upstream: 04 Nov 2026

Sources & licenses

CVE / CVSS / CWE

NVD record ↗ (unmodified). This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. CVE® © The MITRE Corporation.

Exploitation

CISA KEV (CC0) · EPSS by FIRST.org

References used for the analysis

https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqli (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Product)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php#L788-L808 (Product)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65 (Patch)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3 (Patch)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698 (Patch)
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savesetting (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Analysis, summary and remediation

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