CVE-2026-119427— phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting

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phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin

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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 及更早版本在 Designer 模块的函数中存在 SQL 注入漏洞。该漏洞源于未对的输出进行转义，使得已认证的攻击者能够通过构造特殊的或参数，向接口发送请求，从而注入 SQL 代码。利用此漏洞，攻击者可覆盖其他用户的设计器设置，或执行以为目标的子查询。

CVSS 4.2 · Medium Updated Oct 30, 2026

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Vulnerability Title

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability 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.

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

CVSS Information

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Type

SQL命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(SQL注入)

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	CPE	Subscribe
phpMyAdmin	phpMyAdmin	0 ~ 5.2.3	-

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-119427

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Other References for CVE-2026-119427 (7)

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65 patch
https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqli 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 technical-description
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3 patch
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698 patch issue-tracking
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savesetting third-party-advisory

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119427

Same Patch Batch · phpMyAdmin · 2026-10-30 · 7 CVEs total

CVE-2026-119426	7.5 HIGH	phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 CSRF Token Bypass via Non-AJAX POST to /sql
CVE-2026-119561	6.8 MEDIUM	phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 WebAuthn Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via CustomServer
CVE-2026-119563	5.4 MEDIUM	phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 Stored XSS via Designer Query History Table Name
CVE-2026-119429	4.3 MEDIUM	phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 Two-Factor Authentication Removal via /config/set
CVE-2026-119562	4.2 MEDIUM	phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attribute
CVE-2026-119428	3.7 LOW	phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SSRF via setup/validate.php After Setup Disabled

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: phpMyAdmin

Same vendor: phpMyAdmin

Same weakness: CWE-89