CVE-2016-9862
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject...
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-9862- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-9862- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10655 No score
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10655- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c9vh-vmq6-qhgr
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject...
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
GHSA-c9vh-vmq6-qhgr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-9862
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-9862- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2016-9862- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9862
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9862- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9862
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9862- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - 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:v3.4 |
before 4.6.5.2-r0 | 4.6.5.2-r0 |
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
before 4:4.6.5.1-1 | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
before 4:4.6.5.1-1 | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
before 4:4.6.5.1-1 | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
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 | ||
| affected | ||
| 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-2016-9862 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Phpmyadmin, published December 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4.6.5.2-r0.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/94528
phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-67
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9862
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9vh-vmq6-qhgr
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-9862
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9862
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9862
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9862
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4107