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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56705

Adminer before 5.4.3 fails to sanitize the server field before constructing a PDO DSN string, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject ODBC parameters via semicolons. Attackers can inject TraceFile and TraceOn parameters to write PHP code to the web root, achieving remote code execution when the trace file is accessed.

Products
adminer
Affected versions
4.8.1-1, 4.8.1-2, 4.8.1-4, 5.1.0-1, 5.2.1+dfsg-1, 5.3.0+dfsg-1, 5.4.0+dfsg-1, 5.4.1+dfsg-1, 5.4.2+dfsg-1, 5.4.3+dfsg-1, 5.4.4+dfsg-1, 6.0.0-1, 6.0.1-1, 6.0.2-1, 6.1.0-1, 6.1.1-1, 6.1.2-1
Fixed versions
5.4.3+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2026-56705
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 09:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56705

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Aug 2026, 02:16 UTC

Adminer before 5.4.3 fails to sanitize the server field before constructing a PDO DSN string, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject ODBC parameters via semicolons. Attackers can inject TraceFile and TraceOn parameters to write PHP code to the web root, achieving remote code execution when the trace file is accessed.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56705

adminer

Fixed versions: Not specified

adminer

Fixed versions: Not specified

adminer

Fixed versions: 5.4.3+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56705",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56705",
    "summary": "Adminer before 5.4.3 fails to sanitize the server field before constructing a PDO DSN string, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject ODBC parameters via semicolons. Attackers can inject TraceFile and TraceOn parameters to write PHP code to the web root, achieving remote code execution when the trace file is accessed.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56705",
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          {
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          {
            "value": "4.8.1-4",
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          {
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          {
            "value": "6.0.1-1",
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            "value": "6.0.2-1",
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            "value": "6.1.0-1",
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          {
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      },
      {
        "name": {
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          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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    ],
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      "aliases": [
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/adminer?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
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            "5.2.1+dfsg-1",
            "5.3.0+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.0+dfsg-1",
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            "5.4.2+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.3+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.4+dfsg-1",
            "6.0.0-1",
            "6.0.1-1",
            "6.0.2-1",
            "6.1.0-1",
            "6.1.1-1",
            "6.1.2-1"
          ],
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          },
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          }
        },
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          },
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            "5.3.0+dfsg-1",
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            "5.4.2+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.3+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.4+dfsg-1",
            "6.0.0-1",
            "6.0.1-1",
            "6.0.2-1",
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            "6.1.1-1",
            "6.1.2-1"
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          },
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          }
        },
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                }
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          ],
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            "name": "adminer",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/adminer?arch=source&distro=forky",
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          },
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            "5.3.0+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.0+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.1+dfsg-1",
            "5.4.2+dfsg-1"
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-13T10:00:15.590540799Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-56705"
      ]
    },
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        "evidence": "/upstream"
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 307607,
  "published_at": "2026-08-25T02:16:42.33+00:00"
}