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title: "CVE-2016-6614\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-6614

Publication date 11 December 2016

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.8 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6614?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving the %u username replacement
functionality of the SaveDir and UploadDir features. When the username
substitution is configured, a specially-crafted user name can be used to
circumvent restrictions to traverse the file system. 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6614?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 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 | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable |
| 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6614?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [ratliff](https://launchpad.net/~ratliff)

Upstream notes mitigating factors

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | * Upstream:   [2989e49](https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2989e49) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.8 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.8 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6614)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6614)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-6614)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6614)

### Other references

* <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-37/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6614>