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CVE-2016-5701: phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

May 14, 2022 (updated April 14, 2025)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh74-5835-jpxp
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1dca386505f396f0c2035112a403cc80768a141f
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/5633b1d57b23ddaa5a9a976a323c90c18d9be03d
  • github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/bf7379771f4b32e01f4af3b36f8ec6900288688e
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5701
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227223408/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91383
  • www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-17

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0.10.0 before 4.0.10.16, all versions starting from 4.4.15.0 before 4.4.15.7, all versions starting from 4.6.0 before 4.6.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.10.16
  • 4.4.15.7
  • 4.6.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2016-5701.yml

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