XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-2045
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a SQL query that triggers JSON data in a response.
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: 0.015 (74.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.5.0, 4.5.0.1, 4.5.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0a24f92d081033576bfdd9d4bdec1a54501734c1 (Patch)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/11496890d7e21786cbfd9fd17ab968f498116b3f (Patch)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-9.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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2045?
- CVE-2016-2045 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-2016-2045?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.