Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Affecting phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin package, versions >=4.0.10, <4.7.0
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPMYADMINPHPMYADMIN-10075021
- published9 May 2025
- disclosed14 May 2022
- creditEmanuel Bronshtein
Introduced: 14 May 2022
CVE-2016-5701 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to version 4.7.0 or higher.
Overview
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin is a web interface for MySQL and MariaDB.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') through the index.inc.php in setup/frames file. An attacker can inject BBCode to manipulate session data by crafting malicious URIs in case it's not accessed over HTTPS.