CVE-2016-6633

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. phpMyAdmin can be used to trigger a remote code execution attack against certain PHP installations that are running with the dbase extension. 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.

8.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.04% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92500	vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-56	patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6633?: CVE-2016-6633 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6633?: To fix CVE-2016-6633, 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-2016-6633 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-6633 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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