CVE-2016-6614

Published Dec 11, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-626-1 phpmyadmin security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1415-1 phpmyadmin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7528 An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM
Reserved
Aug 6, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 11, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM