# CVE-2026-119562: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attribute

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-30. Updated: 2026-11-04.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- phpMyAdmin / phpMyAdmin (phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin): ≥ 0; ≤ 5.2.3 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "5.2.3",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 2.3 (low); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 4.2 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 2.3 (low); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 8.8 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CVSS 3.1: 4.2 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.25% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 16.33%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-89

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
- exploit: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## References

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268 (CNA: VulnCheck; technical-description)

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638 (CNA: VulnCheck; technical-description)

- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (CNA: VulnCheck; product)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-pmadb-central-sqli (disclosure@vulncheck.com; Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (disclosure@vulncheck.com; Product)

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L268 (disclosure@vulncheck.com; Product)

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/CentralColumns.php#L637-L638 (disclosure@vulncheck.com; Product)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-central-columns-col-extra-and-col-attribute (disclosure@vulncheck.com; Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119562; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119562; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-04

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-119562; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated Not reported

Revision: abed095578a69260539435bde479d2c622faa253ca551dd7bd65484b07092311

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