5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-2040
PhpMyAdmin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2040 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Phpmyadmin phpmyadmin

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2040 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2040 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/edffb52884b09562490081c3b8666ef46c296418 No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/edffb52884b09562490081c3b8666ef46c296418 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-3.php No Types Assigned http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-3.php Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/aca42efa01917cc0fe8cfdb2927a6399ca1742f2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/aca42efa01917cc0fe8cfdb2927a6399ca1742f2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/75a55824012406a08c4debf5ddb7ae41c32a7dbc No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/75a55824012406a08c4debf5ddb7ae41c32a7dbc Patch
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2040 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2040 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.00%

score

0.43854

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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