Deserialization in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2016-9865

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9)…

EPSS: 0.023 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Phpmyadmin — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9865?
CVE-2016-9865 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-9865?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.