CVE-2016-5734
phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 80.94% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 July 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 76.6% on 21 September 2026 to 80.9% on 4 November 2026, peaking at 81.4% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54bPatch
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54bPatch
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.