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CVE-2016-6612: Information Exposure

December 11, 2016 (updated July 1, 2017)

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can exploit the “LOAD LOCAL INFILE” functionality to expose files on the server to the database system.

References

  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/94113
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6612
  • www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0.0 up to 4.6.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.7.0

Solution

Upgrade to 4.7.0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-6612.yml

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