CVE-2016-9860 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, affecting versions 4.6.x (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x (prior to 4.0.10.18) when the $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] setting is enabled. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker over the network with high attack complexity, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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