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CVE-2016-6629 — Vulnerability in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin — CVE Details

CRITICAL

phpMyAdmin Authentication Bypass

Published May 17, 2022Updated November 30, 2024Source: osv

Summary

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the `$cfg['ArbitraryServerRegexp']` configuration directive. An attacker could reuse certain cookie values in a way of bypassing the servers defined by ArbitraryServerRegexp. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 17, 2022 (1609 days ago).
  • Last revised November 30, 2024 — 928 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.6.4 or later
composer require "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.6.4"
Composer
Update phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.0.10.17 or later
composer require "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.0.10.17"
Composer
Update phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.4.15.8 or later
composer require "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.4.15.8"

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 versions4.6.4
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
packagist
4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.10, 4.0.10.1 (+18 more)4.0.10.17
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
packagist
All versions4.4.15.8

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-2016-6629?
phpMyAdmin Authentication Bypass 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-2016-6629?
CVE-2016-6629 affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2016-6629 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-567r-vqj7-5cw7

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