CVE-2022-2407: WP phpMyAdmin < 5.2.0.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP phpMyAdmin WordPress plugin before 5.2.0.4 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected products

WP phpMyAdmin: before 5.2.0.4 — fixed in 5.2.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP phpMyAdmin 5.2.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5be611e8-5b7a-4579-9757-45a4c94a53ca
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5be611e8-5b7a-4579-9757-45a4c94a53ca

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