CVE-2016-6613
moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-11
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can specially craft a symlink on disk, to a file which phpMyAdmin is permitted to read but the user is not, which phpMyAdmin will then expose to the user. 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.
Do I need to act?
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0.41% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94115
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94115
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
27/34 · High