CVE-2016-9849
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9849
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-60
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.11 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.12 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.13 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.14 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.15 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.16 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.17 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.1.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.11 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.12 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.13 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.13.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.14 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.14.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.8 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.