RCE in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-5734
phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.814 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.766 · newest: 0.814 · change: +0.047
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7 (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387 (vdb-entry)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b (Patch)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5734?
- CVE-2016-5734 is a critical-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5734?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5734 known to be exploited?
- 28 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.