CVE-2014-9218
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x...
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
CVE-2014-9218- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
CVE-2014-9218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9043 No score
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9043- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-756j-8p5m-2p7m No score
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x...
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
GHSA-756j-8p5m-2p7m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
CVE-2014-9218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9218 No score
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2014-0510 No score
Updated phpmyadmin package fixes CVE-2014-9218
Updated phpmyadmin package fixes security vulnerabilities:
In phpMyAdmin before 4.1.14.8, with very long passwords it was possible to initiate a denial of service attack on phpMyAdmin (CVE-2014-9218).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0510- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9218 No score
libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4843-1 No score
phpmyadmin vulnerabilities
Javier Nieto and Andres Rojas discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly managed input in the form of passwords. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service (DoS). This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-9218)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to properly sanitize input in the form of database names in the PHP Array export feature. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to run arbitrary PHP commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-6609)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to properly sanitize input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute SQL injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-6619)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyadmin failed to properly sanitize input. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service (DoS). This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-6630)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to properly sanitize input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass AllowRoot restrictions and deny rules for usernames. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-9849)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyAdmin would allow sensitive information to be leaked when the argument separator in a URL was not the default & value. An attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain the CSRF token of a user. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-9866)
Isaac Bennetch discovered that phpMyAdmin was incorrectly restricting user access due to the behavior of the substr function on some PHP versions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass login restrictions established for users that have no password set. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-18264)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to properly sanitize input in the form of parameters sent during a table editing operation. An attacker could use this vulnerability to trigger an endless recursion and cause a denial-of-service (DoS). This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000014)
Emanuel Bronshtein discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to properly sanitize input used to generate a web page. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to execute CSS injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000015)
It was discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via a crafted URL. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-7260)
It was discovered phpMyAdmin incorrectly handled database names. An attacker could possibly use this to trigger a cross-site scripting attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-12581)
Daniel Le Gall discovered that phpMyAdmin would expose sensitive information to unauthorized actors due to an error in its transformation feature. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to leak the contents of a local file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-19968)
It was discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly handled user input. An attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross-site scripting attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-19970)
It was discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to properly sanitize input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute an SQL injection attack via a specially crafted database name. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-11768)
It was discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly handled some requests. An attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross…
- Record
USN-4843-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
before 4:4.2.12-2 | 4:4.2.12-2 |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
before 4:4.2.12-2 | 4:4.2.12-2 |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
before 4:4.2.12-2 | 4:4.2.12-2 |
phpmyadminDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 4:3.3.7-9, plus listed versions 4:3.3.7-34:3.3.7-54:3.3.7-64:3.3.7-74:3.3.7-8 |
4:3.3.7-9 |
phpmyadminDebian:7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 4:3.4.11.1-24:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u1 |
4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u2 |
phpmyadminDebian:8 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions 4:4.2.12-2 |
4:4.2.12-2+deb8u1 |
phpmyadminMageia:4 |
before 4.1.14.8-1.mga4 | 4.1.14.8-1.mga4 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6, plus listed versions 4:4.4.13.1-14:4.5.0.2-24:4.5.1-14:4.5.1-24:4.5.1-3 Show 12 moreShow less4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm34:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm44:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm5 |
4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5+esm1, plus listed versions 4:4.6.6-54:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm14:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.2+esm24:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5 |
4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5+esm1 |
phpmyadminUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 4:4.9.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 4:4.9.1+dfsg1-24:4.9.2+dfsg1-14:4.9.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu14:4.9.5+dfsg1-2 |
4:4.9.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
phpMyAdminopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs |
before 4.6.5.2-1.1 | 4.6.5.2-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpMyAdmin 4.0.x/4.1.x/4.2.x - Denial of Service | 2014-12-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9218 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Phpmyadmin, published December 5, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.2.12-2.
References
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
securityfocus.com/bid/71434
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1ac863c7573d12012374d5d41e5c7dc5505ea6e1
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:243
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/62b2c918d26cc78d1763945e3d44d1a63294a819
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99140
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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/095729d81205f15f40d216d25917017da4c2fff8
phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-17.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9218
github.com/advisories/GHSA-756j-8p5m-2p7m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9218
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0510.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14721
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9218
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9218
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4843-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6609
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6619
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6630
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9849
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9866
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18264
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000014
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000015
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7260
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12581
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19968
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19970
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6798
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11768
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12616
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12922
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19617
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-5504
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26934
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26935
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4107
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4634
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4780
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4782
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4219
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4345
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5339
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5368
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1937
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3238
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3239
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3240
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3241
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3242
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4729
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4995
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4996
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4997
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4998
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4999
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5000
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5001
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5002
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5003
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5029
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1879
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4348
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4349
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4954
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4955
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4986
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4987
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5273
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5274
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6300
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7217
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8326
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8958
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8959
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8960
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8961
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9218
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9219
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2206
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3902
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3903
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6830
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7873
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8669
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1927
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2038
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2039
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2040
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2041
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2042
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2043
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2044
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2045
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2559
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2560
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2561
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2562
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5097
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5099
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5701
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5702
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5703
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5704
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5705
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5706
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5730
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5731
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5732
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5733
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5734
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5739
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6606
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6607
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6608
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6609
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6610
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6611
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6612
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6614
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6615
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6616
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6617
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6618
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6619
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6620
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6621
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6622
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6623
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6624
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6625
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6626
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6627
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6628
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6629
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6630
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6631
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6632
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6633
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9847
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9848
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9849
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9850
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9851
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9852
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9853
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9854
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9855
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9856
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9857
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9858
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9859
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9860
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9861
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9862
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9863
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9864
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9865
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9866
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