CVE-2016-2561 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote authenticated users can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple pages in phpMyAdmin, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2561?
CVE-2016-2561 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 1 Mar 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.5 and 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) normalization.php or (2) js/normalization.js in the database normalization page, (3) templates/database/structure/sortable_header.phtml in the database structure page, or (4) the pos parameter to db_central_columns.php in the central columns page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2561?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2561?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-2561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2561, GHSA-v24v-vp5m-fpcr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2561.