CVE-2020-5504 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability affecting phpMyAdmin versions before 4.9.4 and 5.0.1. An authenticated attacker with a valid MySQL account can inject malicious SQL queries through the user accounts page by manipulating their username. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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