What is CVE-2016-6617?

CVE-2016-6617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-6617?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2016-6617

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Phpmyadmin — versions 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6617?: CVE-2016-6617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-6617?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.