phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) a crafted table name that is mishandled during privilege checking in table_row.phtml, (2) a crafted mysqld log_bin directive that is mishandled in log_selector.phtml, (3) the Transformation implementation, (4) AJAX error handling in js/ajax.js, (5) the Designer implementation, (6) the charts implementation in js/tbl_chart.js, or (7) the zoom-search implementation in rows_zoom.phtml.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 4.0.10.0, < 4.0.10.16, >= 4.4.15.0, < 4.4.15.7, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.3 | 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5733
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/4d21b5c077db50c2a54b7f569d20f463cc2651f5
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/615212a14d7d87712202f37354acf8581987fc5a
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/79661610f6f65443e0ec1e382a7240437f28436c
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8716855b309dbe65d7b9a5d681b80579b225b322
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/895a131d2eb7e447757a35d5731c7d647823ea8b
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/960fd1fd52023047a23d069178bfff7463c2cefc
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/be3ecbb4cca3fbe20e3b3aa4e049902d18b60865
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d648ade18d6cbb796a93261491c121f078df2d88
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227223017/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91390
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-26
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cr65-p662-fx5c - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 107
- First → latest
- 01.2020 01.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 10
- High 28
- Medium 56
- Low 13
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 103
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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