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CVE-2016-6614

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.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
11 Dec 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
phpMyAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
  • Version 4.6.3
  • Version 4.6.2
  • Version 4.6.1
  • Version 4.6.0
All 60 release lines
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.0.1
  • Version 4.0.2
  • Version 4.0.3
  • Version 4.0.4
  • Version 4.0.4.1
  • Version 4.0.4.2
  • Version 4.0.5
  • Version 4.0.6
  • Version 4.0.7
  • Version 4.0.8
  • Version 4.0.9
  • Version 4.0.10
  • Version 4.0.10.1
  • Version 4.0.10.2
  • Version 4.0.10.3
  • Version 4.0.10.4
  • Version 4.0.10.5
  • Version 4.0.10.6
  • Version 4.0.10.7
  • Version 4.0.10.8
  • Version 4.0.10.9
  • Version 4.0.10.10
  • Version 4.0.10.11
  • Version 4.0.10.12
  • Version 4.0.10.13
  • Version 4.0.10.14
  • Version 4.0.10.15
  • Version 4.0.10.16
  • Version 4.4.0
  • Version 4.4.1
  • Version 4.4.1.1
  • Version 4.4.2
  • Version 4.4.3
  • Version 4.4.4
  • Version 4.4.5
  • Version 4.4.6
  • Version 4.4.6.1
  • Version 4.4.7
  • Version 4.4.8
  • Version 4.4.9
  • Version 4.4.10
  • Version 4.4.11
  • Version 4.4.12
  • Version 4.4.13
  • Version 4.4.13.1
  • Version 4.4.14
  • Version 4.4.14.1
  • Version 4.4.15
  • Version 4.4.15.1
  • Version 4.4.15.2
  • Version 4.4.15.3
  • Version 4.4.15.4
  • Version 4.4.15.5
  • Version 4.4.15.6
  • Version 4.4.15.7
  • Version 4.6.0
  • Version 4.6.1
  • Version 4.6.2
  • Version 4.6.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6614
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6614