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CVE-2016-6612

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can exploit the LOAD LOCAL INFILE functionality to expose files on the ser

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can exploit the LOAD LOCAL INFILE functionality to expose files on the server to the database 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00324
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
phpmyadminall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin MEDIUM fixed in 4.6.4
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Dec 2016 · 02:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94113Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35PatchVendor Advisory
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