RCE in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-6631
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can execute a remote code execution attack against a server when phpMyAdmin is being run as a CGI application. Under certain server configurations, a user can pass a query string which is executed as a command-line argument by the file generator_plugin.sh. 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: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92496 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-54 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6631?
- CVE-2016-6631 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6631?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.