CVE-2016-6613

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can specially craft a symlink on disk, to a file which phpMyAdmin is permitted to read but the user is not, which phpMyAdmin will then expose to the user. 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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-36 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94115 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6613?
CVE-2016-6613 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6613?
To fix CVE-2016-6613, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6613 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6613 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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