Cross-site scripting in pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4
Priority LOW 39CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
pgAdmin <= 9.1 is affected by a security vulnerability with Cross-Site Scripting(XSS). If attackers execute any arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in a user's browser through query result rendering, then HTML/JavaScript runs on the browser.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pgAdmin 4 (pgadmin.org): 9.2pgadmin4 (PyPI): 9.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pgadmin.org | pgAdmin 4 | before 9.2 | 9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pgadmin4 (PyPI) | before 9.2 | 9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-2rrx-pphc-qfv9 |
- pgAdmin 4 Vendorpgadmin.org Affected before 9.2 Fixed in 9.2 Patch available CNA
- pgadmin4 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 9.2 Fixed in 9.2 Patch available GHSA-2rrx-pphc-qfv9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* | up to 9.1 | Vulnerable | pgadmin.org |
- cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* Versions up to 9.1 Vulnerable ·pgadmin.org
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pgAdmin 4 (pgadmin.org) Fixed in 9.2
- Fix · GHSA-2rrx-pphc-qfv9 pgadmin4 (PyPI) Fixed in 9.2 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4 9.2
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-02572 pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud DeploymentPriority HIGH 76
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2946
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rrx-pphc-qfv9
References
More pgadmin.org Pgadmin 4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01901 Unsafe Deserialisation and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-02918 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03867 Code injection in pgadmin4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06875 pgAdmin 4: Cross-user data access and shared-server privilege escalation in server mode CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-02572 pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-00228 Path traversal in pgadmin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-2946 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2946 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rrx-pphc-qfv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-2946 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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