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CVE-2016-9849
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-11T02:59:47.083 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:39.923

Summary

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. 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.

Affected products

phpmyadmin — phpmyadmin

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References

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