XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-2040
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) table name, (2) SET value, (3) search query, or (4) hostname in a Location header.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/75a55824012406a08c4debf5ddb7ae41c32a7dbc (Patch)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/aca42efa01917cc0fe8cfdb2927a6399ca1742f2 (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-3.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/edffb52884b09562490081c3b8666ef46c296418 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2040?
- CVE-2016-2040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2040?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.