CVE-2016-6614 describes a path traversal vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions 4.6.x (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x (prior to 4.0.10.17). This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass file system restrictions by crafting a malicious username when the %u substitution is enabled for SaveDir or UploadDir features. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.8, the vulnerability has high confidentiality impact due to potential unauthorized file access, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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