CVE-2015-6830 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.3.x before 4.3.13.2 and 4.4.x before 4.4.14.1 allows remote attackers to bypass a multiple-reCaptcha protection mechanism against brute-force credential guessing by providing a correct response to a single reCaptcha.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 9.79% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-09-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPMyAdmin 3.0 - Bruteforce Login Bypass | 2025-08-18 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166294.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166307.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166531.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76674
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033546
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/785f4e2711848eb8945894199d5870253a88584e
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2015-4/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166294.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166307.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166531.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76674
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033546
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/785f4e2711848eb8945894199d5870253a88584e
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2015-4/
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