CVE-2016-9859

MEDIUM

Phpmyadmin - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted request parameter value it is possible to initiate a denial of service attack in import feature. 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.

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94525

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-65

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0064

EPSS Percentile 70.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Dec 11, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026