XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-2043
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the goToFinish1NF function in js/normalization.js in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3 and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a table name to the normalization page.
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: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1, 4.4.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-7.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party 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/019c4f25d500ec5db9ba3b84cc961a7e4e850738 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2043?
- CVE-2016-2043 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-2016-2043?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.