CVE-2016-6617
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used...
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-6617- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-6617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7531 No score
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7531- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w93p-25g8-q8w9
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used...
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
GHSA-w93p-25g8-q8w9- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-6617
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-6617- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-6617- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6617
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database and/or table name can be used to trigger an SQL injection attack through the export functionality. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6617- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 No score
phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminAlpine:v3.2 |
before 4.4.15.8-r0 | 4.4.15.8-r0 |
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
before 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
before 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
before 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
phpMyAdminopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs |
before 4.6.5.2-1.1 | 4.6.5.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6617 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Phpmyadmin, published December 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.51%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4.4.15.8-r0.
References
phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-40
securityfocus.com/bid/95044
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6617
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w93p-25g8-q8w9
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6617
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6617
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4107