CVE-2016-2043

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the goToFinish1NF function in js/normalization.js in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3 and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a table name to the normalization page.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-7.php patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/019c4f25d500ec5db9ba3b84cc961a7e4e850738 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2043?
CVE-2016-2043 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2043?
To fix CVE-2016-2043, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2043 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2043 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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