Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions *
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- published11 Dec 2016
- disclosed11 Dec 2016
Introduced: 11 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9856 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:8 phpmyadmin.
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.
An XSS issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin because of an improper fix for CVE-2016-2559 in PMASA-2016-10. This issue is resolved by using a copy of a hash to avoid a race condition. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9856
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9856
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-64
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94530
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9856