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Vulnerability details: VCID-jxqx-dh1t-eua2
Vulnerability ID VCID-jxqx-dh1t-eua2
Aliases CVE-2016-6624
GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3
Summary phpMyAdmin IPv6 and proxy server IP-based authentication rule circumvention An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving improper enforcement of the IP-based authentication rules. When phpMyAdmin is used with IPv6 in a proxy server environment, and the proxy server is in the allowed range but the attacking computer is not allowed, this vulnerability can allow the attacking computer to connect despite the IP rules. 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-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 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
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epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
epss 0.003 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 5.9 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 5.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6624
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6624
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-47
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-47
cvssv3.1 5.9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92489
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92489
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6624
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6624
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6624
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-47
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92489
GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6624
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-47
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92489
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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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.52873
EPSS Score 0.003
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:09:44.098037+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3/GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3.json 37.0.0