CVE-2016-6614
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.11 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.12 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.13 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.14 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.15 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.16 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.1.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.11 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.12 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.13 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.13.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.14 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.14.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.7 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.