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title: "CVE-2015-6830\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6830?format=md
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# CVE-2015-6830

Publication date 14 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.3.x
before 4.3.13.2 and 4.4.x before 4.4.14.1 allows remote attackers to bypass
a multiple-reCaptcha protection mechanism against brute-force credential
guessing by providing a correct response to a single reCaptcha.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u1build0.15.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6830)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6830)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-6830)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6830)

### Other references

* <https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2015-4/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6830>