CVE-2020-5504 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-5504?

CVE-2020-5504 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2020-5504?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Debian Debian Linux.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	>= 4.0.0, < 4.9.4
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	12
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2020-5504.md
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-5504-phpmyadmin.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-1/PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-5504?

CVE-2020-5504 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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 p...

How severe is CVE-2020-5504?

CVE-2020-5504 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-5504?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Debian Debian Linux.