Medium

phpMyAdmin IPv6 and proxy server IP-based authentication rule circumvention

  • Disclosed: 17.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving improper enforcement of the IP-based authentication rules. When phpMyAdmin is used with IPv6 in a proxy server environment, and the proxy server is in the allowed range but the attacking computer is not allowed, this vulnerability can allow the attacking computer to connect despite the IP rules. 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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >= 4.6, < 4.6.4, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8, 4.0.10.17

References

CVSS score 5.9/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Composer
Package
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Disclosed
17.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mhxj-6vf8-mwv3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (107) in the archive
Total entries
107
First → latest
01.2020 01.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 10
  • High 28
  • Medium 56
  • Low 13

Disclosures per year

  1. 2020: 1
  2. 2021: 0
  3. 2022: 103
  4. 2023: 2
  5. 2024: 0
  6. 2025: 1
  7. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-22452 >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 5.0.2
  2. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-26935 >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.6, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3 4.9.6, 5.0.3
  3. High · 8.0 CVE-2020-10804 >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 4.9.5, 5.0.2
  4. High · 8.0 CVE-2020-10802 >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 4.9.5, 5.0.2
  5. High · 8.8 CVE-2020-5504 >= 4.0.0, < 4.9.4, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1 4.9.4, 5.0.1
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-19617 < 4.9.2 4.9.2
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-11768 < 4.9.0.1 4.9.0.1
  8. High CVE-2008-7252 >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.10 2.11.10
  9. High · 8.5 CVE-2013-3239 >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.8.1 3.5.8.1
  10. High · 7.5 CVE-2016-1927 >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10.13, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.3, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.4 4.0.10.13, 4.4.15.3, 4.5.4
  11. High CVE-2015-7873 >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.1, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.1 4.4.15.1, 4.5.1
  12. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-5734 >= 4.0.10.0, < 4.0.10.16, >= 4.4.15.0, < 4.4.15.7, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.3 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3
  13. phpMyAdmin IPv6 and proxy server IP-based authentication rule circumvention this entry
    Medium · 5.9 CVE-2016-6624 >= 4.6, < 4.6.4, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8, 4.0.10.17
  14. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-6629 >= 4.6, < 4.6.4, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8, 4.0.10.17
  15. High · 8.1 CVE-2016-6633 >= 4.6, < 4.6.4, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8, 4.0.10.17
  16. High · 7.5 CVE-2016-9861 >= 4.6, < 4.6.5, >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.9, >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.18 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18
  17. High · 7.5 CVE-2016-9863 >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5 4.6.5
  18. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-9866 >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.9, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10.18 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18
  19. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-1000016 >= 4.6, < 4.6.6 4.6.6
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