CVE-2016-6614

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.18% Top 25%
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-2016-37 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94366 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6614?
CVE-2016-6614 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6614?
To fix CVE-2016-6614, 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-2016-6614 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6614 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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