vulnerability
phpMyAdmin: Improper Control of Generation of Code (CVE-2016-5734)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 3, 2016 | May 4, 2017 | May 21, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 3, 2016
Added
May 4, 2017
Modified
May 21, 2026
Description
phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
Solution
phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-5734
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5734
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-6669
- CWE-94
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-6669
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