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Vulnerability details: VCID-qkag-45nb-aybv
Vulnerability ID VCID-qkag-45nb-aybv
Aliases CVE-2020-5504
GHSA-fgj8-93xx-f6g6
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html
generic_textual HIGH http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.13854 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.17196 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
epss 0.17196 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html
generic_textual HIGH https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgj8-93xx-f6g6
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2020-5504.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2020-5504.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html
cvssv2 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5504
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5504
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5504
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1
generic_textual HIGH https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-5504
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5504
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2020-5504.yaml
https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5504
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/
948718 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=948718
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-fgj8-93xx-f6g6 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgj8-93xx-f6g6
USN-4639-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4639-1/
USN-USN-4843-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4843-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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none

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low

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low

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2020-5504.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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required

unchanged

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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unchanged

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5504
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

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adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5504
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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none

low

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low

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

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required

unchanged

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94013
EPSS Score 0.13854
Published At Aug. 6, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:37:30.692384+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/edge/community.json 37.0.0