CVE-2016-5099
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5099
To remediate CVE-2016-5099, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/phpmyadmin—upgrade to 4:4.6.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-5099 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4:4.6.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |