What is CVE-2016-9851?

CVE-2016-9851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-9851?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2016-9851

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted request parameter value it is possible to bypass the logout timeout. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9) are affected.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Phpmyadmin — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9851?: CVE-2016-9851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-9851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.