CVE-2016-4412
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to...
CVE-2016-4412 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Phpmyadmin, published December 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.1.7-1.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-4412- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-4412- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5412 No score
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5412- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r57r-r9wp-wc2v
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to...
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
GHSA-r57r-r9wp-wc2v- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-4412- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4412
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4412- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4412
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can be tricked into following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. The attacker must sniff the user's valid phpMyAdmin token. All 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.16) are affected.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4412- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
before 4:4.1.7-1 | 4:4.1.7-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
before 4:4.1.7-1 | 4:4.1.7-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
before 4:4.1.7-1 | 4:4.1.7-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:7 |
before 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u7, plus listed versions 4:3.4.11.1-24:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u14:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u24:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u34:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u44:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u54:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u6 |
4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u7 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |