CVE-2016-5099

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html vendor advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-16 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035979 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90877 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b061096abd992801fbbd805ef6ff74e627528780 patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5099?
CVE-2016-5099 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5099?
To fix CVE-2016-5099, 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-2016-5099 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5099 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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