5.9med
CVE-2016-6622
phpMyAdmin DoS Vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-qf3f-7x69-qfv3
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An unauthenticated user is able to execute a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by forcing persistent connections when phpMyAdmin is running with $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer']=true. 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)
1.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | phpmyadmin/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-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- phpmyadmin.net /security/PMASA-2016-45 · 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/95049 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-32 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6622 · advisory
- web.archive.org /web/20210125183746/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6622
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-qf3f-7x69-qfv3
- NVD: CVE-2016-6622
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