# CVE-2016-4412: Open redirect in n/a

> Attackers can redirect authenticated phpMyAdmin users to malicious sites by sniffing tokens, potentially facilitating phishing or session hijacking.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4412, GHSA-r57r-r9wp-wc2v, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4412

## What is CVE-2016-4412?

CVE-2016-4412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.

Weakness: CWE-254

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4412?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-4412?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-4412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

- [CVE-2008-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7251/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7252/): phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0203/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1147/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22452/): phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4412 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-4412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4412/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4412
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4412
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4412

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4412/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.