Is CVE-2016-6624 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-6624 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-6624?

CVE-2016-6624 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-6624?

CVE-2016-6624 has an EPSS score of 2.02% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6624?

Upgrade phpmyadmin on debian 11 to 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-6624

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin involving improper enforcement of the IP-based authentication rules. When phpMyAdmin is used with IPv6 in a proxy server environment, and the proxy server is in the allowed range but the attacking computer is not allowed, this vulnerability can allow the attacking computer to connect despite the IP rules. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.

CWE-254

How to fix

Remediation Available

phpmyadminDebian

Fixed in:4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1CVE-2016-6624

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

phpmyadmin.net

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-254 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-0161	Medium	6.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2016-2296	Critical	9.4	64%	-	-
CVE-2015-1793	Medium	6.5	62%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2118	High	7.5	37%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3238	High	8.1	35%	-	-
CVE-2016-3198	Medium	6.5	32%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.