Information disclosure in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2016-6613

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can specially craft a symlink on disk, to a file which phpMyAdmin is permitted to read but the user is not, which phpMyAdmin will then expose to the user. 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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Phpmyadmin — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6613?
CVE-2016-6613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-6613?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.