CVE-2016-9856

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin because of an improper fix for CVE-2016-2559 in PMASA-2016-10. This issue is resolved by using a copy of a hash to avoid a race condition. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94530 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-64 patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9856?
CVE-2016-9856 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9856?
To fix CVE-2016-9856, 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-2016-9856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9856 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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