CVE-2016-9861 phpMyAdmin Bypass white-list protection for URL redirection

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass URL white-list protection in phpMyAdmin due to flawed URL matching logic, potentially accessing restricted resources.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-9861?

CVE-2016-9861 is a high-severity 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. Due to the limitation in URL matching, it was possible to bypass the URL white-list protection. 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.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9861?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.04.0.10.18
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.04.0.10.18
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.44.4.15.9
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.44.4.15.9
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.64.6.5
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistFrom 4.64.6.5

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9861?

Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0.10.18, 4.4.15.9 or 4.6.5.

Is CVE-2016-9861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-9861, CVE-2016-1000368, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9861, GHSA-r326-mp8g-6xfc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9861.

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