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title: "CVE-2016-6619\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-6619

Publication date 11 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6619?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. In the user interface preference
feature, a user can execute an SQL injection attack against the account of
the control user. 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 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 | Fixed 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm5  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3  Ubuntu Pro |
| 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-2016-6619?format=md#patch-details)

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### 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:   [b49dba4](https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b49dba4) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6619)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6619)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-6619)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6619)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4843-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4843-1)
+ phpMyAdmin vulnerabilities
+ 16 March 2021

### Other references

* <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-42/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6619>