# CVE-2016-6610: Information disclosure in n/a

> An attacker can trigger an error in the export mechanism to reveal the full filesystem path of the phpMyAdmin installation.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2016-6610, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6610, GHSA-qc6p-fjq3-q3x8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6610

## What is CVE-2016-6610?

CVE-2016-6610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A full path disclosure vulnerability was discovered in phpMyAdmin where a user can trigger a particular error in the export mechanism to discover the full path of phpMyAdmin on the disk. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6610?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6610?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-6610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6610 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-2016-6610 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6610 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-2016-6610/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6610/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6610
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6610
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6610

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6610/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.