CVE-2016-2043 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the goToFinish1NF function in js/normalization.js in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3 and 4.5.x…
published 2016-02-20 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3149
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the goToFinish1NF function in js/normalization.js in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3 and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a table name to the normalization page.
Patch / fix
- phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:4.5.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2043
- phpMyAdmin openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.6.5.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2043 updated cvss 4.3
phpMyAdmin: XSS vulnerability in normalization page (PMASA-2016-7)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/019c4f25d500ec5db9ba3b84cc961a7e4e850738
patch
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phpmyadmin.net
/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-7.php
patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-2043
- NVD CVE-2016-2043
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