---
id: CVE-2026-119562
title: >-
  phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and
  col_attribute
summary: >-
  phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows
  authenticated users to inject SQL by supplying unescaped col_extra and
  col_attribute values to /database/central-columns. Attackers can inject SQL
  into pma__cen…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-89
vendor: phpMyAdmin
product: phpMyAdmin
affected:
  - phpMyAdmin <= 5.2.3
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-04T22:19:23.548844Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-11-04'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-04T22:19:33.677Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119562'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638
  - url: 'https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli'
  - url: 'https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central
      Columns col_extra and col_attribute
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00249
epssPercentile: 0.16329
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T11:43:15.774Z'
---

## Overview

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject SQL by supplying unescaped col_extra and col_attribute values to /database/central-columns. Attackers can inject SQL into pma__central_columns INSERT and UPDATE queries run with controluser privileges, reading or modifying other users' configuration-storage data.

## Affected

- `phpMyAdmin <= 5.2.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.