medium5.9
CVE-2016-6622
phpMyAdmin DoS Vulnerability
Impact
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An unauthenticated user is able to execute a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by forcing persistent connections when phpMyAdmin is running with `$cfg['AllowArbitraryServer']=true`. 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 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-45
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf3f-7x69-qfv3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6622
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210125183746/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049