CVE-2016-6614
Published: 11 December 2016
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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ratliff | Upstream notes mitigating factors |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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phpmyadmin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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disco |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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eoan |
Does not exist
|
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focal |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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groovy |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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trusty |
Needed
|
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upstream |
Released
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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xenial |
Needed
|
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yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2989e49 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 6.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |