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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2016-2560

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.15, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.5, and 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a crafted Host HTTP header, related to "libraries/Config.class.php;" (2) crafted JSON data, related to "file_echo.php;" (3) a crafted SQL query, related to "js/functions.js"; (4) the initial parameter to "libraries/server_privileges.lib.php' in the user accounts page; or (5) the it parameter to libraries/controllers/TableSearchController.class.php" in the zoom search page.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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