CVE-2016-2045: fedoraproject fedora Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 5.4v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2045DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2045
Published 20-02-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2045 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 20-02-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a SQL query that triggers JSON data in a response.
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
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.54% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.54%
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
- phpmyadminEOL4.5.0 | 4.5.0.1 | 4.5.0.2 | 4.5.1 | 4.5.2 | 4.5.3
Ubuntu1 product
- phpmyadminAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
9 links- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0a24f92d081033576bfdd9d4bdec1a54501734c1X Refsource CONFIRMPatch
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/11496890d7e21786cbfd9fd17ab968f498116b3fX Refsource CONFIRMPatch
- 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