Arbitrary Server Configuration Bypass in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-6629

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

PHPmyadmin
Status
PHPmyadmin
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 December 2016

What is CVE-2016-6629?

A vulnerability in phpMyAdmin allows attackers to exploit the $cfg['ArbitraryServerRegexp'] directive. By reusing specific cookie values, an unauthorized user can circumvent the server settings defined by ArbitraryServerRegexp. This affects multiple versions, including all 4.6.x versions before 4.6.4, 4.4.x versions before 4.4.15.8, and 4.0.x versions before 4.0.10.17.

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References

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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