XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-5731
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in examples/openid.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an OpenID error message.
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: 0.018 (77.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-24/ (Patch)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/94cf3864254ffaf3a69e97d8fc454888368b94ab (Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/418aeea3d83b0b6021bac311d849570acfc6e48c (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5731?
- CVE-2016-5731 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5731?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.