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CVE-2016-6614

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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)

2.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • phpmyadmin.net /security/PMASA-2016-37 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94366 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-32 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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