# CVE-2019-25453: phpMoAdmin 1.1.5 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via moadmin.php

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the newdb parameter in phpMoAdmin, leading to arbitrary code execution in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc96-x3gj-mp7g

## What is CVE-2019-25453?

CVE-2019-25453 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpMoAdmin, published on 20 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

phpMoAdmin 1.1.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the newdb parameter. Attackers can craft URLs with JavaScript payloads in the newdb parameter of moadmin.php to execute arbitrary code in users' browsers when they visit the malicious link.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmoadmin Phpmoadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25453 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25453 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in phpMoAdmin

- [CVE-2019-25451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25451/): phpMoAdmin 1.1.5 Cross-Site Request Forgery via moadmin.php (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2019-25454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25454/): phpMoAdmin 1.1.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via collection Parameter (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25453 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpMoAdmin, published on 20 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25453 exists.

Affected product: phpMoAdmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25453

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25453/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.