Adminer is open-source database management software. Adminer v5.4.1 and earlier has a version check mechanism where adminer.org sends signed version info via JavaScript postMessage, which the browser then POSTs to ?script=version. This endpoint lacks origin validation and accepts POST data from any source. An attacker can POST version[] parameter which PHP converts to an array. On next page load, openssl_verify() receives this array instead of string and throws TypeError, returning HTTP 500 to all users. Upgrade to Adminer 5.4.2.
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"cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/25xxx/CVE-2026-25892.json"
}{
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{
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},
{
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}
],
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},
{
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{
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}
],
"source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
},
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}
],
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}
]
}