Adminer before 5.4.3 Cross-Site Scripting via MySQL Version String
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Adminer before 5.4.3 inserts unsanitized database server version strings into script tags with valid CSP nonces without proper validation. Attackers controlling a rogue MySQL server can return crafted version strings that break out of the JavaScript context and execute arbitrary code, bypassing Content Security Policy protections.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA adminer (vrana) Fixed in 5.4.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
vrana adminer 5.4.3
6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-40884 Adminer before 5.4.3 Remote Code Execution via MSSQL PDO DSN InjectionPriority HIGH 81
- TI-2026-40882 Adminer before 5.4.3 Remote Code Execution via SQLite VACUUM INTOPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-40881 Adminer before 5.4.3 Unrestricted File Upload via AdminerFileUploadPriority HIGH 66
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56704
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx46-wch5-wp5p
References
More Adminer vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04411 SSRF in adminer KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-40884 Adminer before 5.4.3 Remote Code Execution via MSSQL PDO DSN Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-71163 Remote code execution in Adminer via UTF-8 BOM SQLite bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-40882 Adminer before 5.4.3 Remote Code Execution via SQLite VACUUM INTO CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-64854 Adminer before 6.0.2 Privileged-Port SSRF via host_port Regex CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-64852 Adminer before 6.0.2 Unauthenticated SSRF via Elasticsearch Driver CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-56704 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gx46-wch5-wp5p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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