# CVE-2016-9866: An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin.

- Also known as: GHSA-JVXX-8XXF-5495
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18
- Published: 2016-12-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.6.5
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.4.0, fixed in 4.4.15.9
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.0.10.18

## Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. When the arg_separator is different from its default & value, the CSRF token was not properly stripped from the return URL of the preference import action. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, 4.0.10.18) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94536
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-71
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32

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