VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9865
Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
- 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
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-254, CWE-502
- Affected
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94531
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-70Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94531
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-70Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.