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CVE-2006-5116

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.9.1-rc1 allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as another user by (1) directly setting a token in the URL though dynamic variable evaluation and (2) unsetting arbitrary variables via the _REQUEST array, related to (a) libraries/common.lib.php, (b) session.inc.php, and (c) url_generating.lib.php. NOTE: the PHP unset function vector is covered by CVE-2006-3017.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-5116 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from phpmyadmin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-10-03T04:03:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.0.1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.0.2	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.0.3	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.1_dev	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.3	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.8.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.9.0_dev	Yes

References

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001067.html ([email protected])
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0010.html ([email protected])
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin-2.9.1-rc1.tar.gz?download Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22126 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22781 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23086 ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1677 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1207 ([email protected])
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_072006.130.html ([email protected])
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-5 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447491/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20253 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29301 ([email protected])
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001067.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0010.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin-2.9.1-rc1.tar.gz?download Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22126 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22781 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23086 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1677 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1207 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_072006.130.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447491/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20253 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29301 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For phpmyadmin's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.