Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-6622
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-45 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6622?
- CVE-2016-6622 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6622?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.