Servers and applications
CVE-2016-9858 An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted request parameter value it is possible to initiate a denial of service attack in saved searches feature. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Severity Medium 5.3
Published 11 Dec 2016
Last changed 17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron 1 Nov 2026 Exploit chance 2.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 82% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST , 11 Nov 2026
Attack Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can Slow it down
CVSS vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Sources NVD Affected software Software Affected versions phpMyAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin Version 4.6.4 Version 4.6.3 Version 4.6.2 Version 4.6.1 All 63 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 4.0.10.17 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 4.4.15.8 Version 4.6.0 Version 4.6.1 Version 4.6.2 Version 4.6.3 Version 4.6.4
References NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9858 CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9858