Input validation error in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2016-9859
Published: December 11, 2016 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33580
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9859
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Affected software
phpMyAdmin
phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9859
Install update from vendor's website.
phpmyadmin (Alpine package) - update to 4.4.15.9-r0