CVE-2016-6631

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can execute a remote code execution attack against a server when phpMyAdmin is being run as a CGI application. Under certain server configurations, a user can pass a query string which is executed as a command-line argument by the file generator_plugin.sh. 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

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.95% Top 15%
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/92496 third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-54 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6631?
CVE-2016-6631 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6631?
To fix CVE-2016-6631, 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-2016-6631 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6631 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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