CVE-2016-5731

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in examples/openid.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an OpenID error message.

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 opensuse.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-24/ patch
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/94cf3864254ffaf3a69e97d8fc454888368b94ab patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/418aeea3d83b0b6021bac311d849570acfc6e48c patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5731?
CVE-2016-5731 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5731?
To fix CVE-2016-5731, 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-2016-5731 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5731 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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