CVE catalog
CVE-2016-6609
phpmyadmin: CVE-2016-6609
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.30% · Oct 25, 2026
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A specially crafted database name could be used to run arbitrary PHP commands through the array export feature. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | phpmyadmin | sid | 4:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | phpmyadmin | forky | 4:5.2.4~dev~git20260809.e0909b211b+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | phpmyadmin | trixie | 4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | phpmyadmin | bookworm | 4:5.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | phpmyadmin | 3.2 | 4.4.15.8-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.4.13.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.0.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.3.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | phpmyadmin | source | sid | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | phpmyadmin | source | forky | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | phpmyadmin | source | trixie | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | phpmyadmin | source | bookworm | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | phpmyadmin | apk | 3.2 | 4.4.15.8-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-6609 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | phpmyadmin | deb | pro | 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6609 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [phpmyadmin]Fixed
Details (2)
4:5.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1dsa · phpmyadmin · debian · bookworm; dsa · phpmyadmin · debian · 12
4:5.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1dsa · phpmyadmin · debian · bookworm; dsa · phpmyadmin · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [phpmyadmin]Fixed
Details (2)
4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1dsa · phpmyadmin · debian · 13
4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1dsa · phpmyadmin · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10054-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6609]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6609]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1415-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6609]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6609]
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