XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-5099
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-16 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035979 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90877 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b061096abd992801fbbd805ef6ff74e627528780 (Patch)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5099?
- CVE-2016-5099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5099?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.