CVE-2016-6622 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, affecting 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). An unauthenticated attacker can trigger this DoS by forcing persistent connections when the $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] setting is enabled. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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