CVE-2016-6617

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Published Dec 11, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7531	An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.506% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95044
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-40

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 11, 2016, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM
Reserved: Aug 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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