Description
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5 accesses $_REQUEST to obtain some parameters instead of $_GET and $_POST, which allows attackers in the same domain to override certain variables and conduct SQL injection and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by using crafted cookies.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.5-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.9.1.1-7 | DSA-1557-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1557-1 phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2008-2189 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0731 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2009:003 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0758 vdb-entry
- DSA-1557 vendor-advisory
- 32834 third-party-advisory
- 29964 third-party-advisory
- 30816 third-party-advisory
- 29287 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-2229 vendor-advisory
- 28068 vdb-entry
- phpmyadmin-request-sql-injection(40968) vdb-entry
- 33822 third-party-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-1
- GLSA-200803-15 vendor-advisory
- 29200 third-party-advisory
- 29143 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:131 vendor-advisory