SB2016122909 - Code Injection in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: December 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016122909
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9862)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted login request it is possible to inject BBCode in the login page. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.