Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.2.12-2+deb8u3
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-PHPMYADMIN-417493
- published 11 Dec 2016
- disclosed 11 Dec 2016
Introduced: 11 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-6615 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream phpmyadmin package and not the phpmyadmin package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
XSS issues were discovered in phpMyAdmin. This affects navigation pane and database/table hiding feature (a specially-crafted database name can be used to trigger an XSS attack); the "Tracking" feature (a specially-crafted query can be used to trigger an XSS attack); and GIS visualization feature. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8) are affected.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6615
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-38
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95041
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6615