Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5705
CVE-2016-5705
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7 and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) server-privileges certificate data fields on the user privileges page, (2) an "invalid JSON" error message in the error console, (3) a database name in the central columns implementation, (4) a group name, or (5) a search name in the bookmarks implementation.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist | >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.7 | 4.4.15.7 |
phpmyadmin/phpmyadminPackagist | >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.3 | 4.6.3 |
Affected products
36cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 30 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15.7
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.5.2-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/03f73d48369703e0d3584699b08e24891c3295b8nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0b7416c5f4439ed3f11c023785f2d4c49a1b09fcnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/364732e309cccb3fb56c938ed8d8bc0e04a3ca98nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/36df83a97a7f140fdb008b727a94f882847c6a6fnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/57ae483bad33059a885366d5445b7e1f6f29860anvdPatchWEB
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-21/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6q2j-8h8q-46mrghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5705ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.htmlnvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627nvdWEB
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32nvdWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200227223416/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91378ghsaWEB
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-21ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91378nvd
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