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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2016-9849

High
9.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction "($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot'])" and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. All 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.10.18, 4.4.x versions prior to 4.4.15.9, and 4.6.x versions prior to 4.6.5 are affected.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published