🛡️ CVE-2016-5701 — phpmyadmin
Description
phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
setup/frames/index.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to conduct BBCode injection attacks against HTTP sessions via a crafted URI.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.
Affected software
CVE-2016-5701 is recorded against 1 package.
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (from 4.6.0 up to 4.6.3)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 May 2022 and last revised on 14 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
www.phpmyadmin.net (Web)
lists.opensuse.org (Web)
lists.opensuse.org (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 4.6.0 | 4.6.3 |
References
Similar Threats
- High CVE-2008-7252
- Low CVE-2012-4579
- Unknown CVE-2010-2958
- High CVE-2010-4481
- Unknown CVE-2011-0986
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