An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin.
Priority LOW 38CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01506 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.2 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.3 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w93p-25g8-q8w9
References
Advisory 1
More Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01092 Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09056 An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14341 SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04978 phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16362 An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-04350 phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-6617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w93p-25g8-q8w9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-6617 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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