CVE-2016-6621 phpMyAdmin server-side request forgery (SSRF)

What is CVE-2016-6621?

CVE-2016-6621 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 31 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The setup script for phpMyAdmin before 4.0.10.19, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.10, and 4.6.x before 4.6.6 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6621?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6621?

Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0.10.19, 4.4.15.10 or 4.6.6.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2016-6621 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6621 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

• CVE-2008-7251 Misconfiguration in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2008-7252 phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files Critical 10.0
• CVE-2007-0203 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1147 Command injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2020-22452 phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability Critical 9.8

All Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6621, DLA-834-1, GHSA-44vv-mm86-7cg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6621.