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WebAuthn two-factor authentication bypass in phpMyAdmin

Priority LOW 35CWE-347Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse(), which never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys (CWE-347). An attacker who holds a victim's MySQL credentials can submit a crafted authentication response to skip the second factor and gain database privileges. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in CustomServer::parseAndValidateAssertionResponse() that never verifies WebAuthn assertion signatures against stored public keys. Attackers holding a victim's MySQL credentials can POST a crafted webauthn_request_response with matching challenge, origin, and rpIdHash to bypass the second factor and gain database privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
phpMyAdminphpMyAdminup to 5.2.3—No fix listedCNA
  • phpMyAdmin VendorphpMyAdmin Affected up to 5.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.2.3VulnerablephpMyAdmin
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for phpMyAdmin.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119561
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-hmm7-jqq6-vwhr
  3. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · NVD

References

  • 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