CSRF in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-9866
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. When the arg_separator is different from its default & value, the CSRF token was not properly stripped from the return URL of the preference import action. 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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
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: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94536 (vdb-entry)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-71 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9866?
- CVE-2016-9866 is a critical-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9866?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.