phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 PMA_safeUnserialize deserialization
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 (Database Administration Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects the function PMA_safeUnserialize
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. 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.
The bug was discovered 12/06/2016. The weakness was presented 12/11/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9865 since 12/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2022).
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96093 (Debian DLA-757-1 : phpmyadmin security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9 or 4.0.10.18 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96093). See 94067, 94068, 94079 and 94082 for similar entries.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 4.0.10.0
- 4.0.10.1
- 4.0.10.2
- 4.0.10.3
- 4.0.10.4
- 4.0.10.5
- 4.0.10.6
- 4.0.10.7
- 4.0.10.8
- 4.0.10.9
- 4.0.10.10
- 4.0.10.11
- 4.0.10.12
- 4.0.10.13
- 4.0.10.14
- 4.0.10.15
- 4.0.10.16
- 4.0.10.17
- 4.4.15.0
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.4.15.3
- 4.4.15.4
- 4.4.15.5
- 4.4.15.6
- 4.4.15.7
- 4.4.15.8
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploiting
Class: DeserializationCWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 96093
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-757-1 : phpmyadmin security update
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - 04 - Dec16 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.6.5/4.4.15.9/4.0.10.18
Timeline
11/25/2016 🔍12/06/2016 🔍
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12/10/2016 🔍
12/11/2016 🔍
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12/24/2016 🔍
12/27/2016 🔍
10/05/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: DLA 1415-1⛔
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9865 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94531 - phpMyAdmin PMASA-2016-70 Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/11/2016 09:13Updated: 10/05/2022 16:17
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:13 (51), 06/23/2019 14:39 (21), 10/05/2022 16:09 (2), 10/05/2022 16:17 (10)
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