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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-26935
phpMyAdmin SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3. A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in how phpMyAdmin processes SQL statements in the search feature. An attacker could use this flaw to inject malicious SQL in to a query.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26935 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse backports_sle
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Phpmyadmin phpmyadmin
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 5
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Upgrade to a patched version to address this vulnerability.
  • Upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 4.9.6 or 5.0.3 or later.
  • Update the affected phpMyAdmin package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-26935 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-26935.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35 Third Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35 Third Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/ Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-26935 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-26935 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-26935 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26935 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html
    Added Reference https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35
    Added Reference https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281 No Types Assigned https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/ No Types Assigned https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9.0 up to (excluding) 4.9.6 *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

77.46 }} -2.60%

score

0.98933

percentile