CVE-2021-47853
HIGH8.8phpPgAdmin contains a remote command execution vulnerability
Published: 1/21/2026Modified: 2/3/2026
Also known as:GHSA-86gh-c8r8-xwhq
Description
phpPgAdmin 7.13.0 contains a remote command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands through SQL query manipulation. Attackers can create a custom table, upload a malicious .txt file, and use the COPY FROM PROGRAM command to execute operating system commands with the application's privileges.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/phppgadminfrom 0
- Packagist/phppgadmin/phppgadminfrom 0, <= 7.13.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (6)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47853
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-47853
- PATCHhttps://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin
- WEBhttps://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin/releases
- WEBhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49736
- WEBhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phppgadmin-copy-from-program-command-execution