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Vulnerability details: VCID-4k9b-4mxz-87e5
Vulnerability ID VCID-4k9b-4mxz-87e5
Aliases CVE-2016-6629
GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7
Summary phpMyAdmin Authentication Bypass An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the `$cfg['ArbitraryServerRegexp']` configuration directive. An attacker could reuse certain cookie values in a way of bypassing the servers defined by ArbitraryServerRegexp. 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-254 7PK - Security Features
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
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epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
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epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
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epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
epss 0.00435 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6629
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6629
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
generic_textual CRITICAL https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20210725054025/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493
generic_textual CRITICAL https://web.archive.org/web/20210725054025/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6629
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6629
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6629
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://web.archive.org/web/20210725054025/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493
GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6629
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

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none

required

unchanged

changed

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low

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210725054025/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92493
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62012
EPSS Score 0.00435
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:13:49.094365+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7/GHSA-567r-vqj7-5cw7.json 37.0.0