6.1med
CVE-2016-9856
phpMyAdmin XSS Vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-j8mx-x32r-5rf4
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An XSS issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin because of an improper fix for CVE-2016-2559 in PMASA-2016-10. This issue is resolved by using a copy of a hash to avoid a race condition. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >=4.6, <4.6.5 >=4.4, <4.4.15.9 >=4.0, <4.0.10.18 | 4.6.5 4.4.15.9 4.0.10.18 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94530 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- phpmyadmin.net /security/PMASA-2016-64 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-32 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9856 · advisory
- web.archive.org /web/20210123194716/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94530 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9856
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-j8mx-x32r-5rf4
- NVD: CVE-2016-9856
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