TI-2023-10999 Aliases CVE-2023-25727 GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh

In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS…

LOW 27CWE-79Published 2023-02-13 · Updated 2025-11-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01163 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): 4.9.11, 5.2.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist)	4.3.0 to before 4.9.11	4.9.11	Patch available	GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh
—	phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist)	5.0 to before 5.2.1	5.2.1	Patch available	GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.9.11 Fixed in 4.9.11 Patch available GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0 to before 5.2.1 Fixed in 5.2.1 Patch available GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin::::::::	before 4.9.11; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1	Vulnerable	phpMyAdmin

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.9.11; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Fixed in 4.9.11 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) Fixed in 5.2.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25727
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh

References

Patch 1

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2023-1/

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25727

Other 4

TI-2009-01092 Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-09056 An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-14341 SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-04978 phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-16362 An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2012-04350 phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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