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CVE-2016-6614
Published: Dec 11, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-37
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[debian-lts-announce] 20180706 [SECURITY] [DLA 1415-1] phpmyadmin security update
mailing-list
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94366
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201701-32
vendor-advisory
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