---
id: "CVE-2026-119426"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119426"]
title: "phpMyAdmin: forged requests let attackers run SQL as logged-in users"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mysql", "php", "phpmyadmin", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["newer-version", "no-http-auth"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T12:16:39+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T12:30:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T12:32:17+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119426", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T12:30:25+00:00"}]
---

# phpMyAdmin: forged requests let attackers run SQL as logged-in users

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 skips its CSRF token check on some non-AJAX POST requests, so a malicious page can make a logged-in user's browser submit SQL to /sql or /database/sql. The attacker then runs arbitrary SQL with the victim's database privileges.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed phpMyAdmin version in the `config.inc.php` or the package manager, and see whether it is `5.2.3` or older.
- Confirm whether phpMyAdmin is reachable from the internet and uses `http` or `config` authentication.

## Fix

- Move phpMyAdmin past `5.2.3`; the sources do not name the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T12:30:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119426

## From the sources

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL by bypassing CSRF token checks on non-AJAX POST requests. Attackers can lure authenticated victims into submitting cross-site POSTs carrying sql_query to /sql or /database/sql, running SQL with the victim's database privileges under http or config authentication.

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