8.8high

CVE-2016-6609

phpMyAdmin PHP code injection

Also known as GHSA-wpww-hx7x-xfjh

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database name could be used to run arbitrary PHP commands through the array export feature. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
packagistphpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
>=4.6, <4.6.4
>=4.4, <4.4.15.8
>=4.0, <4.0.10.17
4.6.4
4.4.15.8
4.0.10.17

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/94112 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • phpmyadmin.net /security/PMASA-2016-32 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-32 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6609 · advisory
  • github.com /phpmyadmin/composer · package

Sources

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