CVE-2016-5734

NameCVE-2016-5734
DescriptionphpMyAdmin 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 preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
phpmyadmin (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4:4.2.12-2+deb8u12vulnerable
stretch (security)4:4.6.6-4+deb9u2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4:4.6.6-4+deb9u3fixed
bullseye4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4:5.2.1+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie4:5.2.1+dfsg-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
phpmyadminsource(unstable)4:4.6.3-1

Notes

[jessie] - phpmyadmin <no-dsa> (Vulnerable only with a php version earlier than the one in jessie)
[wheezy] - phpmyadmin <no-dsa> (Vulnerable only with a php version earlier than the one in wheezy)

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