XSS in phpMyAdmin

CVE-2016-2561

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.5 and 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) normalization.php or (2) js/normalization.js in the database normalization page, (3) templates/database/structure/sortable_header.phtml in the database structure page, or (4) the pos parameter to db_central_columns.php in the central columns page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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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: 0.024 (83.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-2561: held from 0.024 to 0.024.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2561?
CVE-2016-2561 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-2016-2561?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.