--- title: "TYPO3-EXT-SA-2016-025: Multiple vulnerabilities in extension \"phpMyAdmin\" (phpmyadmin)" url: "https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2016-025" description: "It has been discovered that the extension \"phpMyAdmin\" (phpmyadmin) has multiple vulnerabilities." image: "https://news.typo3.com/_assets/d1e01514e4c4a5b3147940fa2ec50682/Images/og-image-news.jpg" date: 2026-06-11 modified: 2026-06-11 categories: - TYPO3 Extensions --- # TYPO3-EXT-SA-2016-025: Multiple vulnerabilities in extension "phpMyAdmin" (phpmyadmin) - Security / [TYPO3 Extensions](https://news.typo3.com/article/category/security/typo3-extensions) TYPO3-EXT-SA-2016-025: Multiple vulnerabilities in extension "phpMyAdmin" (phpmyadmin) ====================================================================================== 29 September 2016 ![A laptop screen displaying a list of security advisories](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/d/c/csm_security_blog_default_77f8e86036.webp) It has been discovered that the extension "phpMyAdmin" (phpmyadmin) has multiple vulnerabilities. - ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/bbf959d8e683550c90ae922aff9145d8.jpeg)[Marcus Krause](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause) **Release Date:** September 29, 2016 **Component Type:** Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation. **Affected Versions:** 5.1.6 and below **Vulnerability Type:** Multiple vulnerabilities **Severity:** High **Suggested CVSS v2.0:** [AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P/E:ND/RL:O/RC:C](http://jvnrss.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/jtg/cvss/cvss2.cgi?vector=%28AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P/E:ND/RL:O/RC:C%29&g=2&lang=en "CVSS calculator") ([What's that?](http://buzz.typo3.org/teams/security/article/use-of-common-vulnerability-scoring-system-in-typo3-security-advisories/ "Blog post on CVSS usage")) **References:** [PMASA-2016-17](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-17/), [PMASA-2016-19](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-19/), [PMASA-2016-21](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-21/), [PMASA-2016-22](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-22/), [PMASA-2016-23](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-23/), [PMASA-2016-26](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-26/), [PMASA-2016-27](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-27/), [PMASA-2016-28](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-28/), [PMASA-2016-29](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-29/), [PMASA-2016-30](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-30/), [PMASA-2016-32](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-32/), [PMASA-2016-33](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-33/), [PMASA-2016-34](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-34/), [PMASA-2016-35](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-35/), [PMASA-2016-36](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-36/), [PMASA-2016-37](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-37/), [PMASA-2016-38](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-38/), [PMASA-2016-39](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-39/), [PMASA-2016-41](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-41/), [PMASA-2016-42](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-42/), [PMASA-2016-43](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-43/), [PMASA-2016-45](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-45/), [PMASA-2016-46](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-46/), [PMASA-2016-47](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-47/), [PMASA-2016-48](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-48/), [PMASA-2016-49](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-49/), [PMASA-2016-50](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-50/), [PMASA-2016-51](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-51/), [PMASA-2016-52](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-52/), [PMASA-2016-53](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-53/), [PMASA-2016-54](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-54/), [PMASA-2016-55](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-55/), [PMASA-2016-56](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-56/) **Problem Description:** Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the phpMyAdmin component. Please see for more information. **Solution:** An updated version 5.1.7 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at [https://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/phpmyadmin/5.1.7/t3x/](https://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/phpmyadmin/5.1.7/t3x/ "Opens external link in new window"). Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible. **Note:** In general the TYPO3 Security Team recommends to **not use** any extension that bundles database or file management tools on production TYPO3 websites. **Credits:** Thanks to Andreas Beutel for providing a TYPO3 extension package with an updated phpMyAdmin version. **General advice:** Follow the recommendations that are given in the [TYPO3 Security Guide](http://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/SecurityGuide/ "Initiates file download"). Please subscribe to the [typo3-announce mailing list](http://lists.typo3.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/typo3-announce "Opens external link in new window") to receive future Security Bulletins via E-mail. ![](https://news.typo3.com/typo3temp/assets/t3g/blog/gravatar/b5c88386e5b1d8fca79d0652427922d2.jpeg) About the Author [Marcus Krause](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause) [More posts by this author](https://news.typo3.com/article/author/marcus-krause)