phpPgAdmin up to 7.13.0 display.php browseQuery sql injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in phpPgAdmin up to 7.13.0. This affects the function browseQuery of the file display.php. This manipulation of the argument Query causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-60798. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in phpPgAdmin up to 7.13.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function browseQuery of the file display.php. The manipulation of the argument query with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

phpPgAdmin 7.13.0 and earlier contains a SQL injection vulnerability in display.php at line 396. The application passes user-controlled input from $_REQUEST['query'] directly to the browseQuery function without proper sanitization. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands through malicious query manipulation, potentially leading to complete database compromise.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-60798 since 09/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/23/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:display.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276581 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60798), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (276581). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• phpPgAdmin

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• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.7
• 7.8
• 7.9
• 7.10
• 7.11
• 7.12
• 7.13.0

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• Product: https://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin/

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