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CVE-2016-5734 — Vulnerability in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin — CVE Details

CRITICAL

phpMyAdmin Code Injection vulnerability

Published May 17, 2022Updated April 14, 2025Source: osv

Summary

phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 17, 2022 (1609 days ago).
  • Last revised April 14, 2025 — 1064 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.4.15.7 or later
composer require "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.4.15.7"
Composer
Update phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.0.10.16 or later
composer require "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.0.10.16"
Composer
Update phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.6.3 or later
composer require "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.6.3"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
packagist
All versions4.4.15.7
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
packagist
4.0.10.1, 4.0.10.2, 4.0.10.3, 4.0.10.4 (+5 more)4.0.10.16
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
packagist
All versions4.6.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-5734?
phpMyAdmin Code Injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2016-5734?
CVE-2016-5734 affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2016-5734 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-rv57-479x-x4qv

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