vulnerability
phpMyAdmin: 7PK - Security Features (CVE-2016-9850)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 10, 2016 | May 4, 2017 | Apr 7, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 10, 2016
Added
May 4, 2017
Modified
Apr 7, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Username matching for the allow/deny rules may result in wrong matches and detection of the username in the rule due to non-constant execution time. 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.
Solution
phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9850
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9850
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-10649
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94529
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-10649
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-61
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