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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-5732
PhpMyAdmin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the partition-range implementation in templates/table/structure/display_partitions.phtml in the table-structure page in phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted table parameters.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5732 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 Phpmyadmin phpmyadmin
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The phpMyAdmin installation is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability, and should be updated to resolve the issue.
  • Upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 4.6.3 or later.
  • Apply any vendor-provided patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5732.

URL Resource
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0815af37f483f329f0c0565d68821fea9c47b5f5 Patch
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/792cd1262f012b9b13639519d414f2acaeb5e972 Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-25/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0815af37f483f329f0c0565d68821fea9c47b5f5 Patch
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/792cd1262f012b9b13639519d414f2acaeb5e972 Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-25/ Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5732 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-2016-5732 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5732 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5732 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0815af37f483f329f0c0565d68821fea9c47b5f5
    Added Reference https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/792cd1262f012b9b13639519d414f2acaeb5e972
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
    Added Reference https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-25/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0815af37f483f329f0c0565d68821fea9c47b5f5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0815af37f483f329f0c0565d68821fea9c47b5f5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/792cd1262f012b9b13639519d414f2acaeb5e972 No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/792cd1262f012b9b13639519d414f2acaeb5e972 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-25/ No Types Assigned https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-25/ Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.26 }} 0.03%

score

0.48929

percentile