CVE-2014-9218 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.73% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-12-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 4.0.x/4.1.x/4.2.x - Denial of Service | 2014-12-15 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:243
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-17.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71434
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99140
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/095729d81205f15f40d216d25917017da4c2fff8
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1ac863c7573d12012374d5d41e5c7dc5505ea6e1
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/62b2c918d26cc78d1763945e3d44d1a63294a819
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:243
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-17.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71434
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99140
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/095729d81205f15f40d216d25917017da4c2fff8
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1ac863c7573d12012374d5d41e5c7dc5505ea6e1
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/62b2c918d26cc78d1763945e3d44d1a63294a819
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