Vulnerability · Published Jan 26, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-22452
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity SQL injection in the phpmyadmin package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in phpMyAdmin 5.x before 5.2.0 via the tbl_storage_engine or tbl_collation parameters to tbl_create.php.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | phpmyadmin | 4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Debian:13 | phpmyadmin | 4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Debian:14 | phpmyadmin | 4:5.0.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 5.0.2 | GHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22452 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H