#VU33583 SQL injection in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2016-9864

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33583

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9864

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: phpMyAdmin

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted username or a table name, it was possible to inject SQL statements in the tracking functionality that would run with the privileges of the control user. This gives read and write access to the tables of the configuration storage database, and if the control user has the necessary privileges, read access to some tables of the MySQL database. 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.0.0 - 4.0.10.17, 4.4.0 - 4.4.15.8, 4.6.0 - 4.6.4

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94533
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-69

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.