Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PHPMYADMIN-417496
  • published11 Dec 2016
  • disclosed11 Dec 2016

Introduced: 11 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-6615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 phpmyadmin.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream phpmyadmin package and not the phpmyadmin package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.