# CVE-2026-119562: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Central Columns col_extra and col_attribute


- **Severity:** Low 2.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119562, GHSA-q9rr-6m77-6xg8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119562

## What is CVE-2026-119562?

CVE-2026-119562 is a low-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, published on 30 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject SQL by supplying unescaped col_extra and col_attribute values to /database/central-columns. Attackers can inject SQL into pma__central_columns INSERT and UPDATE queries run with controluser privileges, reading or modifying other users' configuration-storage data.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119562?

It affects 1 product.


Products: phpMyAdmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-119562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-119562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin

- [CVE-2008-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7251/): libraries/File.class.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10 creates a temporary directory with 0777 permissions, which has unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7252/): phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0203/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.9.2-rc1 have unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1147/): phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl2, and other versions before 2.6.1, with external transformations enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22452/): phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-119562 is a low-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, published on 30 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: phpMyAdmin. 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-2026-119562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.