Directory Traversal Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1
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- published11 Dec 2016
- disclosed11 Dec 2016
Introduced: 11 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-6614 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream phpmyadmin package and not the phpmyadmin package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6614
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-37
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94366
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6614