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)
EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Phpmyadmin — versions 4.5.0, 4.5.0.1, 4.5.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, 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.