CVE-2020-22452

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 2.53% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://phpmyadmin.com vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/15898 patch third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/16004 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/master/ChangeLog third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-22452?
CVE-2020-22452 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-22452?
To fix CVE-2020-22452, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-22452 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-22452 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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