CVE-2016-2559

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the format function in libraries/sql-parser/src/Utils/Error.php in the SQL parser in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted query.

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://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-10/ vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/3a6a9a807d99371ee126635e1a505fc1fe0df32c
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2559?
CVE-2016-2559 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2559?
To fix CVE-2016-2559, 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-2016-2559 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2559 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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