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phpMyAdmin: Security Features (CVE-2016-4412)

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phpMyAdmin: Security Features (CVE-2016-4412)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/10/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/04/2017
Modified
03/07/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.

Solution(s)

  • phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest

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