CVE-2016-6619

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. In the user interface preference feature, a user can execute an SQL injection attack against the account of the control 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

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95048 vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html mailing list
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-42 patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6619?
CVE-2016-6619 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6619?
To fix CVE-2016-6619, 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-2016-6619 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6619 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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