Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-9849
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.020 (79.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94521 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-60 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9849?
- CVE-2016-9849 is a critical-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9849?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.