CVE-2016-2040: fedoraproject fedora Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 5.4v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2040DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2040
Published 20-02-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2040 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.64%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 20-02-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) table name, (2) SET value, (3) search query, or (4) hostname in a Location header.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Low 3.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 1.64% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.64%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- phpmyadmin< 4:4.5.4-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL22 | 23
Phpmyadmin1 product
- phpmyadminEOL4.0.0 | 4.0.0:rc2 | 4.0.0:rc3 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.10 | 4.0.10.1 | 4.0.10.2 | 4.0.10.3 | 4.0.10.4 | 4.0.10.5 | 4.0.10.6 | 4.0.10.7 | 4.0.10.8 | 4.0.10.9 | 4.0.10.10 | 4.0.10.11 | 4.0.10.12 | 4.4.0 | 4.4.1 | 4.4.1.1 | 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 | 4.4.4 | 4.4.5 | 4.4.6 | 4.4.6.1 | 4.4.7 | 4.4.8 | 4.4.9 | 4.4.10 | 4.4.12 | 4.4.13 | 4.4.13.1 | 4.4.14.1 | 4.4.15 | 4.4.15.1 | 4.4.15.2 | 4.4.15.3 | 4.5.0 | 4.5.0.1 | 4.5.0.2 | 4.5.1 | 4.5.2 | 4.5.3
Ubuntu1 product
- phpmyadminAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 6 products
References
13 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/75a55824012406a08c4debf5ddb7ae41c32a7dbcX Refsource CONFIRMPatch
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/aca42efa01917cc0fe8cfdb2927a6399ca1742f2X Refsource CONFIRMPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/edffb52884b09562490081c3b8666ef46c296418X Refsource CONFIRMPatch