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 Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade phpmyadmin | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 11, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade phpmyadmin | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/phpmyadmin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Phpmyadmin | — | Upgrade phpMyAdmin to the latest version | May 4, 2017 | Dec 11, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade phpmyadmin (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 22, 2023 | Dec 11, 2016 |
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