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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-757-1 phpmyadmin security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1821-1 phpmyadmin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10648 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4843-1 phpMyAdmin vulnerabilities
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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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