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CVE-2016-5701

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5701 describes a BBCode injection vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions 4.0.10.x, 4.4.15.x, and 4.6.x, specifically within the setup/frames/index.inc.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious BBCode into HTTP sessions through a specially crafted URI, impacting the integrity and confidentiality of user sessions. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction and network access, potentially leading to limited information disclosure and modification. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.0.10.16
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.4.15.7
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.6.3
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-rh74-5835-jpxpmedium

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

May 14, 2022

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1dca386505f396f0c2035112a403cc80768a141f
Patch
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-32
phpmyadmin.net / security/PMASA-2016-17
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3627
securityfocus.com / bid/91383