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 properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/ | exploit vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7 | patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387 | vdb entry |
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/ | patch vendor advisory |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b | patch |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 | vendor advisory |