medium5.3
CVE-2016-6613
phpMyAdmin Local file exposure through symlinks with UploadDir
Impact
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can specially craft a symlink on disk, to a file which phpMyAdmin is permitted to read but the user is not, which phpMyAdmin will then expose to the user. 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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 4.6, < 4.6.4 | 4.6.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | Versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94115
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-36
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6j2v-g9rg-qcm5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6613