CRITICAL
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 properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation
Published Jul 3, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 81.37%
Description
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 properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.4.1
- 4.0.4.2
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.10
- 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
Configuration 2
OR
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
Configuration 3
OR
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.1.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 4.4.5
- 4.4.6
- 4.4.6.1
- 4.4.7
- 4.4.8
- 4.4.9
- 4.4.10
- 4.4.11
- 4.4.12
- 4.4.13
- 4.4.13.1
- 4.4.14.1
- 4.4.15
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.4.15.3
- 4.4.15.4
- 4.4.15.5
- 4.4.15.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
81.37% 0.81373
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.81373
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (33 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 81.37% (0.81373) | 99.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 81.37% (0.81373) | 99.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 76.64% (0.76644) | 99.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 81.37% (0.81373) | 99.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 76.64% (0.76644) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 81.37% (0.81373) | 99.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 76.64% (0.76644) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 81.37% (0.81373) | 99.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 76.64% (0.76644) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 81.37% (0.81373) | 99.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 15, 2026 | 87.02% (0.87019) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 83.74% (0.83742) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 74.96% (0.74964) | 98.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 72.63% (0.72629) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 77.69% (0.77693) | 98.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 72.63% (0.72629) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 77.69% (0.77693) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 80.15% (0.80148) | 99.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 87.41% (0.87412) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 91.67% (0.91667) | 99.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2024 | 92.93% (0.92926) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 91.86% (0.91859) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 92.88% (0.92877) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 91.86% (0.91859) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 91.74% (0.91742) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 92.08% (0.92082) | 98.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 92.86% (0.92862) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 92.09% (0.92092) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 92.20% (0.92197) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 91.11% (0.91107) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.67% (0.90674) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.00% (0.91000) | 99.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.00% (0.91000) | 99.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv57-479x-x4qv Advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5734
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227223418/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv57-479x-x4qv | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5734 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200227223418/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 3, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 21, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5734
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-RV57-479X-X4QV Updated n/a