An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.530Z
Reserved: 2016-12-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9849

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-12-11T02:59:47.083
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-9849

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