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CVE-2016-2043

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2043 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3 and 4.5.x before 4.5.4, specifically within the goToFinish1NF function. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted table name on the normalization page. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, it requires user interaction and authenticated access, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0127 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 15,225 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
Third Party Advisory
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/019c4f25d500ec5db9ba3b84cc961a7e4e850738
Patch
phpmyadmin.net / home_page/security/PMASA-2016-7.php
PatchVendor Advisory