CVE-2020-5504

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4639-1

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page. A malicious user could inject custom SQL in place of their own username when creating queries to this page. An attacker must have a valid MySQL account to access the server.

En phpMyAdmin versiones 4 anteriores a 4.9.4 y versiones 5 anteriores a 5.0.1, una inyección SQL se presenta en la página de cuentas de usuario. Un usuario malicioso podría inyectar SQL personalizado en lugar de su propio nombre de usuario cuando crea consultas en esta página. Un atacante necesita tener una cuenta MySQL válida para acceder al servidor.

It was discovered that there was a bug in the way phpMyAdmin handles the phpMyAdmin Configuration Storage tables. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause phpmyAdmin to leak sensitive files. It was discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly handled user input. An attacker could possibly use this for an XSS attack. It was discovered that phpMyAdmin mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute a cross-site scripting attack via a crafted URL. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-05 CVE Reserved
2020-01-09 CVE Published
2021-11-14 First Exploit
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/xMohamed0/CVE-2020-5504-phpMyAdmin	2021-11-14
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1	2020-11-10

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html	2020-11-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Phpmyadmin Search vendor "Phpmyadmin"		Phpmyadmin Search vendor "Phpmyadmin" for product "Phpmyadmin"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.9.4 Search vendor "Phpmyadmin" for product "Phpmyadmin" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.9.4"		-		Affected
Phpmyadmin Search vendor "Phpmyadmin"		Phpmyadmin Search vendor "Phpmyadmin" for product "Phpmyadmin"				>= 5.0.0 < 5.0.1 Search vendor "Phpmyadmin" for product "Phpmyadmin" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.0.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected