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CVE-2023-25727

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface.

Affected products

• phpMyAdmin: before 4.9.11; from 5.0.0 before 5.2.1 — fixed in 4.9.11, 5.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: phpMyAdmin 4.9.11, 5.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2023-1/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00016.html
• https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2023-1/

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