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CVE-2016-5706: phpMyAdmin Denial Of Service (DOS) attack

May 14, 2022 (updated May 23, 2025)

js/get_scripts.js.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large array in the scripts parameter.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rmm-8fp4-26hv
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4767f24ea4c1e3822ce71a636c341e8ad8d07aa6
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/805225a28c1428d7809e613c731c2126960e98df
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/abb3685c8702de887988fee31a97ef4d80d856a1
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5706
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
  • www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-22

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0 before 4.0.10.16, all versions starting from 4.4 before 4.4.15.7, all versions starting from 4.6 before 4.6.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.10.16
  • 4.4.15.7
  • 4.6.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-5706.yml

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