medium
5.4
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-2040: XSS

First published: Sat Feb 20 2016(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) table name, (2) SET value, (3) search query, or (4) hostname in a Location header.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>=4.5<4.5.4
4.5.4
composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>=4.4<4.4.15.3
4.4.15.3
composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>=4.0<4.0.10.13
4.0.10.13
Fedora=22
Fedora=23
SUSE Linux=42.1
SUSE Linux=13.1
SUSE Linux=13.2
phpMyAdmin=4.0.0
phpMyAdmin=4.0.0-rc2
phpMyAdmin=4.0.0-rc3
phpMyAdmin=4.0.1
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.1
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.2
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.3
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.4
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.5
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.6
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.7
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.8
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.9
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.10
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.11
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.12
phpMyAdmin=4.4.0
phpMyAdmin=4.4.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.1.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.2
phpMyAdmin=4.4.3
phpMyAdmin=4.4.4
phpMyAdmin=4.4.5
phpMyAdmin=4.4.6
phpMyAdmin=4.4.6.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.7
phpMyAdmin=4.4.8
phpMyAdmin=4.4.9
phpMyAdmin=4.4.10
phpMyAdmin=4.4.11
phpMyAdmin=4.4.12
phpMyAdmin=4.4.13
phpMyAdmin=4.4.13.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.14.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15.2
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15.3
phpMyAdmin=4.5.0
phpMyAdmin=4.5.0.1
phpMyAdmin=4.5.0.2
phpMyAdmin=4.5.1
phpMyAdmin=4.5.2
phpMyAdmin=4.5.3

Remedy

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-3.php

Remedy

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/75a55824012406a08c4debf5ddb7ae41c32a7dbc

Remedy

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/aca42efa01917cc0fe8cfdb2927a6399ca1742f2

Remedy

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/edffb52884b09562490081c3b8666ef46c296418

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What are the risks associated with CVE-2016-2040?

    CVE-2016-2040 exposes phpMyAdmin to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

  • How do I patch CVE-2016-2040?

    To fix CVE-2016-2040, upgrade phpMyAdmin to at least version 4.5.4, 4.4.15.3, or 4.0.10.13.

  • Which versions of phpMyAdmin are affected by CVE-2016-2040?

    CVE-2016-2040 affects phpMyAdmin versions 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4.

  • Who can exploit CVE-2016-2040?

    CVE-2016-2040 can be exploited by remote authenticated users with sufficient privileges to change table names or modify search queries.

  • What is the potential impact of CVE-2016-2040?

    The potential impact of CVE-2016-2040 includes unauthorized script execution in users' browsers, leading to data theft or session hijacking.

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