# CVE-2016-5099: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into phpMyAdmin via special characters mishandled during double URL decoding.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5099, GHSA-97x5-mp4j-qrgq, MGASA-2016-0211, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5099

## What is CVE-2016-5099?

CVE-2016-5099 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 5 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5099?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Opensuse Opensuse, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5099?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-5099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2015-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5957/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0491/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2388/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1866/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0492/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5099 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5099 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 5 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5099/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5099/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5099
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5099
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5099

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5099/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.