An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can execute a remote code execution attack against a server when phpMyAdmin is being run as a CGI application. Under certain server configurations, a user can pass a query string which is executed as a command-line argument by the file generator_plugin.sh. 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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92496 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 | |
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-54 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
No history.
Information
Published : 2016-12-11 02:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11
NVD link : CVE-2016-6631
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6631
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6631
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Products Affected
phpmyadmin
- phpmyadmin
CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')