CVE-2020-5504: phpMyAdmin SQL injection in user accounts page

high Affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-24; advisory modified 2025-04-16.

phpMyAdmin SQL injection in user accounts page

Package: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Composer
Affected versions: >=4.0.0 and <4.9.4 or >=5.0.0 and <5.0.1
Fixed in: 4.9.4, 5.0.1
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 39% (98.6th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-24
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-89

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