CVE-2017-1000016
Description
From CVE.org
A weakness was discovered where an attacker can inject arbitrary values in to the browser cookies. This is a re-issue of an incomplete fix from PMASA-2016-18.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Mitigation
Properly configured server which sets PHP_SELF is not affected by this.
Affected versions:
All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.6) are affected
Upstream patches:
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/3b6ed1f
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Other
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Alter Execution Logic; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data
An attacker could include arguments that allow unintended commands or code to be executed, allow sensitive data to be read or modified or could cause other unintended behavior.
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