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Medium Public exploit CVE-2015-6830 EUVD-2022-5294GHSA-v6fh-vg22-r6cm

phpMyAdmin ReCaptcha bypass

Published Sep 14, 2015 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: phpmyadmin Package: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Packagist

Description

libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.3.x before 4.3.13.2 and 4.4.x before 4.4.14.1 allows remote attackers to bypass a multiple-reCaptcha protection mechanism against brute-force credential guessing by providing a correct response to a single reCaptcha.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 phpmyadmin 4:4.4.14.1-1 —
Debian 13 phpmyadmin 4:4.4.14.1-1 —
Debian 12 phpmyadmin 4:4.4.14.1-1 —
Debian 8 phpmyadmin 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u1 DSA-3382-1
Debian 7 phpmyadmin 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u2 DSA-3382-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed phpMyAdmin 4.6.5.2-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.13.2 4.3.13.2 GHSA-v6fh-vg22-r6cm
Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.14.1 4.4.14.1 GHSA-v6fh-vg22-r6cm

Advisories 2

References