VYPR
← All advisories
High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-5706

CVE-2016-5706

Description

js/get_scripts.js.php in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large array in the scripts parameter.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist
>= 4.0, < 4.0.10.164.0.10.16
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist
>= 4.4, < 4.4.15.74.4.15.7
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist
>= 4.6, < 4.6.34.6.3

Affected products

62
  • PhpMyAdmin/phpMyAdmin59 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 58 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OpenSUSE/Leap
    cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OpenSUSE/openSUSE2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

3
4767f24ea4c1

Limit number of included scripts in get_scripts.js.php

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminMichal ČihařJun 15, 2016via ghsa
commit
1 file changed · +2 −1
  • js/get_scripts.js.php+2 −1 modified
    @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ function () {
 
 $_GET['scripts'] = json_decode($_GET['scripts']);
 if (! empty($_GET['scripts']) && is_array($_GET['scripts'])) {
-    foreach ($_GET['scripts'] as $script) {
+    // Only up to 10 scripts as this is what we generate
+    foreach (array_slice($_GET['scripts'], 0, 10) as $script) {
         // Sanitise filename
         $script_name = 'js';
805225a28c14

Limit number of included scripts in get_scripts.js.php

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminMichal ČihařJun 15, 2016via ghsa
commit
1 file changed · +2 −1
  • js/get_scripts.js.php+2 −1 modified
    @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 header('Expires: ' . gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s', time() + 3600) . ' GMT');
 
 if (! empty($_GET['scripts']) && is_array($_GET['scripts'])) {
-    foreach ($_GET['scripts'] as $script) {
+    // Only up to 10 scripts as this is what we generate
+    foreach (array_slice($_GET['scripts'], 0, 10) as $script) {
         // Sanitise filename
         $script_name = 'js';
         $path = explode("/", $script);
abb3685c8702

Limit number of included scripts in get_scripts.js.php

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadminMichal ČihařJun 15, 2016via ghsa
commit
1 file changed · +2 −1
  • js/get_scripts.js.php+2 −1 modified
    @@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 
 $_GET['scripts'] = json_decode($_GET['scripts']);
 if (! empty($_GET['scripts']) && is_array($_GET['scripts'])) {
-    foreach ($_GET['scripts'] as $script) {
+    // Only up to 10 scripts as this is what we generate
+    foreach (array_slice($_GET['scripts'], 0, 10) as $script) {
         // Sanitise filename
         $script_name = 'js';

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

References

12

News mentions

0

No linked articles in our index yet.