XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-5733
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities 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 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) a crafted table name that is mishandled during privilege checking in table_row.phtml, (2) a crafted mysqld log_bin directive that is mishandled in log_selector.phtml, (3) the Transformation implementation, (4) AJAX error handling in js/ajax.js, (5) the Designer implementation, (6) the charts implementation in js/tbl_chart.js, or (7) the zoom-search implementation in rows_zoom.phtml.
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: 0.022 (81.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d648ade18d6cbb796a93261491c121f078df2d88 (Patch)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4d21b5c077db50c2a54b7f569d20f463cc2651f5 (Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/895a131d2eb7e447757a35d5731c7d647823ea8b (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91390 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/615212a14d7d87712202f37354acf8581987fc5a (Patch)
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-26/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/79661610f6f65443e0ec1e382a7240437f28436c (Patch)
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/be3ecbb4cca3fbe20e3b3aa4e049902d18b60865 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5733?
- CVE-2016-5733 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-2016-5733?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.