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CVE-2016-5739: phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

May 14, 2022 (updated April 14, 2025)

The Transformation implementation 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 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1e5716cb96d46efc305381ae0da08e73fe340f05
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2f4950828ec241e8cbdcf13090c2582a6fa620cb
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5739
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227223419/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91389
  • www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-28

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0.10.0 before 4.0.10.16, all versions starting from 4.4.15.0 before 4.4.15.7, all versions starting from 4.6.0 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:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-5739.yml

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