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CVE-2016-9849

Published: Dec 11, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9849
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg[Servers][$i][AllowRoot]) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. 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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.0 (including)4.0.0 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.1 (including)4.0.1 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.2 (including)4.0.2 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.3 (including)4.0.3 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.4 (including)4.0.4 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.4.1 (including)4.0.4.1 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.4.2 (including)4.0.4.2 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.5 (including)4.0.5 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.6 (including)4.0.6 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.7 (including)4.0.7 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.8 (including)4.0.8 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.9 (including)4.0.9 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10 (including)4.0.10 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.1 (including)4.0.10.1 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.2 (including)4.0.10.2 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.3 (including)4.0.10.3 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.4 (including)4.0.10.4 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.5 (including)4.0.10.5 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.6 (including)4.0.10.6 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.7 (including)4.0.10.7 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.8 (including)4.0.10.8 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.9 (including)4.0.10.9 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.10 (including)4.0.10.10 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.11 (including)4.0.10.11 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.12 (including)4.0.10.12 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.13 (including)4.0.10.13 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.14 (including)4.0.10.14 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.15 (including)4.0.10.15 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.16 (including)4.0.10.16 (including)
PhpmyadminPhpmyadmin4.0.10.17 (including)4.0.10.17 (including)
PhpmyadminUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
PhpmyadminUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
PhpmyadminUbuntuprecise*
PhpmyadminUbuntutrusty*
PhpmyadminUbuntutrusty/esm*
PhpmyadminUbuntuupstream*
PhpmyadminUbuntuxenial*
PhpmyadminUbuntuyakkety*

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