XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-2559
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the format function in libraries/sql-parser/src/Utils/Error.php in the SQL parser in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted query.
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: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.5.0, 4.5.0.1, 4.5.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-10/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/3a6a9a807d99371ee126635e1a505fc1fe0df32c
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2559?
- CVE-2016-2559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2559?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.