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CVE-2020-5504

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from phpmyadmin, from suse, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-01-09T22:15:13.863

Last Modified

2025-04-16T15:15:46.240

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	< 4.9.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	< 5.0.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	12	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For phpmyadmin's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.