{"id":"CVE-2016-6622","aliases":["GHSA-qf3f-7x69-qfv3"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6622","summary":"phpMyAdmin DoS Vulnerability","details":"An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An unauthenticated user is able to execute a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by forcing persistent connections when phpMyAdmin is running with $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer']=true. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.","published":"2016-12-11T02:59:29.690Z","modified":"2026-07-08T12:27:30.283019Z","cvss":{"score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin","fixedVersion":"4.6.4"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin","fixedVersion":"4.4.15.8"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin","fixedVersion":"4.0.10.17"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-45"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6622"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210125183746/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T12:27:30.283019Z"}}