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CVE-2016-6629
phpMyAdmin Authentication Bypass
Also known as GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the $cfg['ArbitraryServerRegexp'] configuration directive. An attacker could reuse certain cookie values in a way of bypassing the servers defined by ArbitraryServerRegexp. 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)
3.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-254 7PK - Security Features
References
- phpmyadmin.net /security/PMASA-2016-52 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92493 · 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-2016-6629 · advisory
- web.archive.org /web/20210725054025/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6629
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7
- NVD: CVE-2016-6629
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