CVE-2016-5734
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...
- Published
- Jul 3, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 29, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-5734
PhpMyAdmin 4.0.x—4.6.2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-5734)
Vulhub vulnerability labsDeclared conditions
- lab image version: vulhub/phpmyadmin:4.4.15.6(phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-5734/docker-compose.yml:services.web.image)
- lab image version: mysql:5.5(phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-5734/docker-compose.yml:services.mysql.image)
modules/exploits/multi/http/phpmyadmin_null_termination_exec.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: PHP($.exploit_multi/http/phpmyadmin_null_termination_exec.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_multi/http/phpmyadmin_null_termination_exec.check)
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