CVE-2016-5099: opensuse Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2016-0211UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5099DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5099
Published 05-07-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5099 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in opensuse. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.10%
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
- 05-07-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.10% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.10%
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< 4:4.6.2-1
Mageia1 product
- phpmyadmin< 4.4.15.6-1.mga5
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1
Phpmyadmin1 product
- phpmyadminEOL4.4.0 | 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 | 4.4.15.4 | 4.4.15.5 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.0:alpha1 | 4.6.0:rc1 | 4.6.0:rc2 | 4.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
- phpmyadminAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 5 products
References
15 links- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b061096abd992801fbbd805ef6ff74e627528780X Refsource CONFIRMPatch