CVE-2016-6629
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the $cfg['ArbitraryServerRegexp'] configuration directive. An attacker could reuse certain cookie values in a way of bypassing the servers defined by ArbitraryServerRegexp. 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.2% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-254 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-12-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
References
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