CVE-2016-9865

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: December 11, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. 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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94531
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-70
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-70
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-254 CWE-502

Affected Vendors

phpmyadmin

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