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CVE-2020-5504 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-5504: In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page. A malicious user could inject custom SQL in place of their own username when creating queries to this page. An attacker must have a valid MySQL account to access the server.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-5504 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.9.4+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.9.4+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.9.4+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in5.0.1-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in5.0.1-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in5.0.1-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in5.0.1-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in5.0.1-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin
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