Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-119426phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 CSRF Token Bypass via Non-AJAX POST to /sql
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site request forgery in phpMyAdmin from phpMyAdmin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL by bypassing CSRF token checks on non-AJAX POST requests. Attackers can lure authenticated victims into submitting cross-site POSTs carrying sql_query to /sql or /database/sql, running SQL with the victim's database privileges under http or config authentication.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119426 |
| Debian:13 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119426 |
| Debian:14 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119426 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119426 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119426 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119426 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| phpMyAdmin | phpMyAdmin | 0 – through 5.2.3 |
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d1e2b54b530685c24dd91181b9f64a5a64621789 patch
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/910322373f14ed4601c85234858f630f127569ef patch
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/20569 patch, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Common.php#L87-L151 technical-description
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-csrf-sql third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin product
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 CSRF Token Bypass via Non-AJAX POST to /sql third-party-advisory