What it is about

phpMyAdmin ist eine in PHP geschriebene Web-Oberfläche zur Administration von MySQL Datenbanken. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in phpMyAdmin ausnutzen, um SQL-Injection durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren und offenzulegen oder Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe zu starten.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

• SQL-Injection durchzuführen
• Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
• Daten zu manipulieren
• offenzulegen oder Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe zu starten

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

• Open Source phpMyAdmin <=5.2.3

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

According to the BSI there is no update yet. The vendor notices below name interim protective measures, if any.

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.