CVE-2016-2043: fedoraproject fedora Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 5.4v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2043DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2043
Published 20-02-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2043 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.27%
0%100%
Low · -0.37 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 20-02-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the goToFinish1NF function in js/normalization.js in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3 and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a table name to the normalization page.
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
1.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.37 pp
From 1.64% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.27%
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
- phpmyadminEOL4.4.1 | 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
10 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- 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/019c4f25d500ec5db9ba3b84cc961a7e4e850738X Refsource CONFIRMPatch
