{
    "id": "CVE-2016-5734",
    "published": "2016-07-03 01:59:24",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:49:57",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-94",
    "description": "phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.",
    "epss_score": "0.81373",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99628",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:20:32",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "phpmyadmin",
            "product": "phpmyadmin"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40185",
            "title": "phpMyAdmin 4.6.2 - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2016-07-29",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387",
        "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b",
        "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/",
        "https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387",
        "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b",
        "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/",
        "https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/"
    ]
}