What is CVE-2016-5702?

CVE-2016-5702 is a low-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-5702?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin

CVE-2016-5702

phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3, when the environment lacks a PHP_SELF value, allows remote attackers to conduct cookie-attribute injection attacks via a crafted URI.

Published 2016-07-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% 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 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/27caf5b46bd0890e576fea7bd7b166a0639fdf68 (Patch)
www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-18/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5702?: CVE-2016-5702 is a low-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-5702?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.