CVE-2016-5097 json
phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2 places tokens in query strings and does not arrange for them to be stripped before external navigation, which allow…
published 2016-07-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6049
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2 places tokens in query strings and does not arrange for them to be stripped before external navigation, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading (1) HTTP requests or (2) server logs.
Patch / fix
- phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:4.6.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5097
- 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-2016-5097 updated cvss 5.8
phpMyAdmin: Multiple issues fixed in 4.6.2 and 4.4.15.6 (PMASA-2016-16,PMASA-2016-15,PMASA-2016-14)
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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
1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8326aaebe54083d9726e153abdd303a141fe5ad3
patch
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/59e56bd63a5e023b797d82eb272cd074e3b4bfd1
patch
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/11eb574242d2526107366d367ab5585fbe29578f
patch
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/5fc8020c5ba9cd2e38beb5dfe013faf2103cdf0f
patch
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phpmyadmin.net
/security/PMASA-2016-14
patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201701-32
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1035978
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5097
- NVD CVE-2016-5097
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