{"id":"CVE-2016-5734","aliases":["GHSA-rv57-479x-x4qv"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5734","summary":"phpMyAdmin Code Injection vulnerability","details":"phpMyAdmin 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.","published":"2016-07-03T01:59:24.753Z","modified":"2026-07-08T12:41:21.491579Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":6,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin","fixedVersion":"4.0.10.16"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin","fixedVersion":"4.4.15.7"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin","fixedVersion":"4.6.3"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b","label":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin@1cc7466"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91387"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40185/"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T12:41:21.491579Z"}}