# CVE-2026-119427: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 SQL Injection via Designer saveSetting

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113807, GHSA-23WC-RMW7-463F
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- phpMyAdmin: through 5.2.3

## Description

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability in Designer saveSetting() that allows authenticated users to inject SQL via unescaped json_encode() output. Attackers can send crafted index or value parameters with operation=save_setting_value to /database/designer to overwrite other users' designer settings or run controluser subqueries.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on phpMyAdmin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0c6d8394b70d67798f38b645e39c26ea96a2a3
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8d1244a72b3be073418e0e08f6f5506815bc7e65
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/18698
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php#L788-L808
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/phpmyadmin-designer-json-sqli
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyadmin-through-5.2.3-sql-injection-via-designer-savesetting

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