CVE-2016-6609
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database name could be used to run arbitrary PHP commands through the array export feature. 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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
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affected products (64)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-wpww-hx7x-xfjhphpMyAdmin PHP code injection2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database name could be used to run arbitrary PHP commands through the array export feature. 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.
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references (10)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94112cnnvd
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-32cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94112enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32enisa_euvd
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-32enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94112Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.htmlnvd
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