CVE-2016-9849

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. 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.

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. 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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-12-11 02:59:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-01 01:30:00

Affected Software

phpMYAdmin 4.0.0

4.0.0

phpMYAdmin 4.0.1

4.0.1

phpMYAdmin 4.0.2

4.0.2

phpMYAdmin 4.0.3

4.0.3

phpMYAdmin 4.0.4

4.0.4

phpMYAdmin 4.0.4.1

4.0.4.1

phpMYAdmin 4.0.4.2

4.0.4.2

phpMYAdmin 4.0.5

4.0.5

phpMYAdmin 4.0.6

4.0.6

phpMYAdmin 4.0.7

4.0.7

phpMYAdmin 4.0.8

4.0.8

phpMYAdmin 4.0.9

4.0.9

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10

4.0.10

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.1

4.0.10.1

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.2

4.0.10.2

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.3

4.0.10.3

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.4

4.0.10.4

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.5

4.0.10.5

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.6

4.0.10.6

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.7

4.0.10.7

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.8

4.0.10.8

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.9

4.0.10.9

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.10

4.0.10.10

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.11

4.0.10.11

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.12

4.0.10.12

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.13

4.0.10.13

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.14

4.0.10.14

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.15

4.0.10.15

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.16

4.0.10.16

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.17

4.0.10.17

phpMYAdmin 4.6.0

4.6.0

phpMYAdmin 4.6.1

4.6.1

phpMYAdmin 4.6.2

4.6.2

phpMYAdmin 4.6.3

4.6.3

phpMYAdmin 4.6.4

4.6.4

phpMyAdmin 4.4.0

4.4.0

phpMyAdmin 4.4.1

4.4.1

phpMyAdmin 4.4.1.1

4.4.1.1

phpMYAdmin 4.4.2

4.4.2

phpMyAdmin 4.4.3

4.4.3

phpMyAdmin 4.4.4

4.4.4

phpMyAdmin 4.4.5

4.4.5

phpMyAdmin 4.4.6

4.4.6

phpMyAdmin 4.4.6.1

4.4.6.1

phpMyAdmin 4.4.7

4.4.7

phpMyAdmin 4.4.8

4.4.8

phpMyAdmin 4.4.9

4.4.9

phpMyAdmin 4.4.10

4.4.10

phpMyAdmin 4.4.11

4.4.11

phpMyAdmin 4.4.12

4.4.12

phpMyAdmin 4.4.13

4.4.13

phpMyAdmin 4.4.13.1

4.4.13.1

phpMYAdmin 4.4.14

4.4.14

phpMYAdmin 4.4.14.1

4.4.14.1

phpMYAdmin 4.4.15

4.4.15

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.1

4.4.15.1

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.2

4.4.15.2

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.3

4.4.15.3

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4

4.4.15.4

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.5

4.4.15.5

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.6

4.4.15.6

phpMYAdmin 4.4.15.7

4.4.15.7

phpMYAdmin4.4.15.8

4.4.15.8

References

94521

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

[debian-lts-announce] 20190617 [SECURITY] [DLA 1821-1] phpmyadmin security update

GLSA-201701-32

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-60

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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