phpPgAdmin up to 7.13.0 sql.php sqlquery cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in phpPgAdmin up to 7.13.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sql.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument sqlquery can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-60799. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in phpPgAdmin up to 7.13.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file sql.php. The manipulation of the argument sqlquery with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

phpPgAdmin 7.13.0 and earlier contains an incorrect access control vulnerability in sql.php at lines 68-76. The application allows unauthorized manipulation of session variables by accepting user-controlled parameters ('subject', 'server', 'database', 'queryid') without proper validation or access control checks. Attackers can exploit this to store arbitrary SQL queries in $_SESSION['sqlquery'] by manipulating these parameters, potentially leading to session poisoning, stored cross-site scripting, or unauthorized access to sensitive session data.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-60799 since 09/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:sql.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276479 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60799), 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 (276479). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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