CVE-2016-9858

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted request parameter value it is possible to initiate a denial of service attack in saved searches feature. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

Affected products

phpMyAdmin: 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4 (+57)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94525
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-65
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94525
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-65

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