RULE(RULE ID:323713)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-10-22
Rule Name: phpMyAdmin Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-5734)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:91387
ExploitDB:40185
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1cc7466db3a05e95fe57a6702f41773e6829d54b
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4bcc606225f15bac0b07780e74f667f6ac283da7
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/