CVE-2016-6607 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin allow attackers to inject malicious scripts via various features, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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
What is CVE-2016-6607?
CVE-2016-6607 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 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
XSS issues were discovered in phpMyAdmin. This affects Zoom search (specially crafted column content can be used to trigger an XSS attack); GIS editor (certain fields in the graphical GIS editor are not properly escaped and can be used to trigger an XSS attack); Relation view; the following Transformations: Formatted, Imagelink, JPEG: Upload, RegexValidation, JPEG inline, PNG inline, and transformation wrapper; XML export; MediaWiki export; Designer; When the MySQL server is running with a specially-crafted log_bin directive; Database tab; Replication feature; and Database search. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6607?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6607?
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-2016-6607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6607, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6607, GHSA-qrm4-w2r7-479c, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6607.