CVE-2016-9861: Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PhpMyAdmin Bypass White-list Protection For Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2016-9861 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) phpmyadmin bypass white-list protection for vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves phpmyadmin bypass white-list protection for url redirection. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18.
CVE-2016-9861 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2016-9861
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.6.5Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.4.15.9Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 4.0.10.18Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for phpmyadmin/phpmyadminHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2016-9861, inspect your project dependencies for Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:
inspect dependencies for phpmyadmin/phpmyadminAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.6.5), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2016-9861 Affected Phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.6
< 4.6.5
|
4.6.5
|
|
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.4
< 4.4.15.9
|
4.4.15.9
|
|
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.0
< 4.0.10.18
|
4.0.10.18
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-r326-mp8g-6xfc",
"modified" : "2024-04-24T17:18:03Z",
"published" : "2022-05-17T02:36:37Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2016-9861" ],
"summary" : "phpMyAdmin Bypass white-list protection for URL redirection",
"details" : "An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to the limitation in URL matching, it was possible to bypass the URL white-list protection. 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" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "4.6"
}, {
"fixed" : "4.6.5"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
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"name" : "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
},
"ranges" : [ {
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"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "4.4"
}, {
"fixed" : "4.4.15.9"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
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}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9861"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-66"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94535"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-04-24T17:18:03Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2016-12-11T03:00:00Z"
}
}