CVE-2016-9849
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 0.22%Published: 12/11/2016Modified: 5/7/2026
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4.4.15.9-r0
- Debian/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4:4.6.5.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |