An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-11T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.530Z

Reserved: 2016-12-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9849

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-11T02:59:47.083

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-9849

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