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Vulnerability details: VCID-hy45-dt9r-y3a2
Vulnerability ID VCID-hy45-dt9r-y3a2
Aliases CVE-2016-6612
GHSA-fcgm-62p3-f7cm
Summary phpMyAdmin Local file exposure An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can exploit the LOAD LOCAL INFILE functionality to expose files on the server to the database system. 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 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
epss 0.00411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcgm-62p3-f7cm
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6612
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6612
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94113
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94113
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6612
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6612
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6612
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94113
GHSA-fcgm-62p3-f7cm https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcgm-62p3-f7cm
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
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

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none

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required

unchanged

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none

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6612
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94113
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 0.60607
EPSS Score 0.00411
Published At Aug. 7, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:11:00.639685+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-fcgm-62p3-f7cm/GHSA-fcgm-62p3-f7cm.json 37.0.0