medium6.8
CVE-2016-6614
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features.
Impact
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | Versions 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94366
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-37
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94366
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-37