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CVE-2016-2045

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2045 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions 4.5.x before 4.5.4, allowing authenticated attackers to inject malicious web script via crafted SQL queries that trigger JSON data in responses. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0153 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 15,222 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
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0a24f92d081033576bfdd9d4bdec1a54501734c1
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/11496890d7e21786cbfd9fd17ab968f498116b3f
Patch
phpmyadmin.net / home_page/security/PMASA-2016-9.php
PatchVendor Advisory