CVE-2016-2045

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a SQL query that triggers JSON data in a response.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0a24f92d081033576bfdd9d4bdec1a54501734c1 patch
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/11496890d7e21786cbfd9fd17ab968f498116b3f patch
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-9.php patch 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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2045?
CVE-2016-2045 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2045?
To fix CVE-2016-2045, 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-2016-2045 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2045 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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