Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-6629
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.
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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: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6629?
- CVE-2016-6629 is a critical-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6629?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.