CVE-2016-6614

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 11, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6614: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix