CVE-2016-5705
What it is
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 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) server-privileges certificate data fields on the user privileges page, (2) an "invalid JSON" error message in the error console, (3) a database name in the central columns implementation, (4) a group name, or (5) a search name in the bookmarks implementation.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Opensuse Leap 42.1
- Opensuse 13.1
- Opensuse 13.2
- Phpmyadmin 4.6.0
- Phpmyadmin 4.6.1
- Phpmyadmin 4.6.2
- Phpmyadmin 4.4.0
- Phpmyadmin 4.4.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-5705.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-5705. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/03f73d48369703e0d3584699b08e24891c3295b8
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0b7416c5f4439ed3f11c023785f2d4c49a1b09fc
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/364732e309cccb3fb56c938ed8d8bc0e04a3ca98
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/36df83a97a7f140fdb008b727a94f882847c6a6f
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/57ae483bad33059a885366d5445b7e1f6f29860a
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-21/
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/03f73d48369703e0d3584699b08e24891c3295b8
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0b7416c5f4439ed3f11c023785f2d4c49a1b09fc
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/364732e309cccb3fb56c938ed8d8bc0e04a3ca98
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/36df83a97a7f140fdb008b727a94f882847c6a6f
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91378
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/03f73d48369703e0d3584699b08e24891c3295b8
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0b7416c5f4439ed3f11c023785f2d4c49a1b09fc
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/364732e309cccb3fb56c938ed8d8bc0e04a3ca98
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/36df83a97a7f140fdb008b727a94f882847c6a6f
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/57ae483bad33059a885366d5445b7e1f6f29860a
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-21/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91378
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/03f73d48369703e0d3584699b08e24891c3295b8
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0b7416c5f4439ed3f11c023785f2d4c49a1b09fc
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/364732e309cccb3fb56c938ed8d8bc0e04a3ca98
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/36df83a97a7f140fdb008b727a94f882847c6a6f
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/57ae483bad33059a885366d5445b7e1f6f29860a
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-21/