CVE-2016-6614 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can traverse the file system via crafted usernames in phpMyAdmin when username substitution is enabled, allowing unauthorized file access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6614?
CVE-2016-6614 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6614?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6614?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-6614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6614, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6614, GHSA-97fm-cg55-639q, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6614.