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CVE-2016-2561

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2561 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin versions 4.4.x before 4.4.15.5 and 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1. These flaws allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through various input fields within the application. The vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring 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 CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0247 is in the 98th 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-March/178562.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00020.html
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/37c34d089aa19f30d11203bb0c7f85b486424372
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/746240bd13b62b5956fc34389cfbdc09e1e67775
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/983faa94f161df3623ecd371d3696a1b3f91c15f
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/bcd4ce8cba1272fca52f2331c08f2e3ac19cbbef
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/cc55f44a4a90147a007dee1aefa1cb529e23798b
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/f33a42f1da9db943a67bda7d29f7dd91957a8e7e
Patch
phpmyadmin.net / security/PMASA-2016-12
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3627