An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin
Published Dec 11, 2016
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.54%
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. By calling some scripts that are part of phpMyAdmin in an unexpected way, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed. During an execution timeout in the export functionality, the errors containing the full path of the directory of phpMyAdmin are written to the export file. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9) are affected. This CVE is for the fopen wrapper issue.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 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
- 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
- 4.4.15.7
- 4.4.15.8
Configuration 2
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.54% (0.02542) | 84.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.54% (0.02542) | 82.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00972) | 74.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.43% (0.02428) | 75.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00828) | 72.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 69.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 68.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 63.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 61.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmmf-5xhh-gg27 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9853
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210127193655/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-63 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmmf-5xhh-gg27 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9853 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210127193655/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527 | ||
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-63 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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