An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin where, under certain conditions, phpMyAdmin may not delete temporary files during the import of ESRI f
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin where, under certain conditions, phpMyAdmin may not delete temporary files during the import of ESRI files. 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.
- Published
- Dec 10, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.1% · 81th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-399
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.0
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.1
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.1
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.10
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.11
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.12
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.13
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.14
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.15
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.16
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.2
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.3
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.4
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.5
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.6
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.7
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.8
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.10.9
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.2 | phpmyadmin | before 4.4.15.8-r0 | 4.4.15.8-r0 |
| Debian:12 | phpmyadmin | before 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| Debian:8 | phpmyadmin | before 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u6 | 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u6 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | from 4.0 · before 4.0.10.17 | 4.0.10.17 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | from 4.4 · before 4.4.15.8 | 4.4.15.8 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | from 4.6 · before 4.6.4 | 4.6.4 |
Same product
phpmyadmin: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-1151Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and 3.x before 3.1.3.1 allows remote attackers to injeKEV98Now
- CVE-2018-12613An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can include (view and potentially execute) files on the serve65This week
- CVE-2016-5734phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the p63This week
- CVE-2020-26935An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3.59Plan
- CVE-2012-5159phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced52Plan
- CVE-2020-5504In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page.47Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.8-r0 · Alpine:v3.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:phpmyadmin | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.17 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 4.6.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-399 · Resource Management ErrorsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92497
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-55
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.