CVE-2016-5704 json
phpMyAdmin XSS Vulnerability
published 2016-07-03 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gcvp-cwgw-wx8j , EUVD-2022-3940
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the table-structure page in phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a comment.
Patch / fix
- packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.6.3
- phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:4.6.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5704
- phpMyAdmin openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.6.5.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-5704 updated
phpMyAdmin: 4.6.3, 4.4.15.7 and 4.0.10.16 security releases
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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 | >=4.6.0, <4.6.3 |
4.6.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/72213573182896bd6a6e5af5ba1881dd87c4a20b
web, patch
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phpmyadmin.net
/security/PMASA-2016-20/
patch, vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201701-32
vendor-advisory, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5704
advisory
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
package
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phpmyadmin.net
/security/PMASA-2016-20
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5704
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gcvp-cwgw-wx8j
- NVD CVE-2016-5704
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