Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before…
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a SQL query that triggers JSON data in a response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01544 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2045
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8gp-vg7w-rp8x
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-2045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8gp-vg7w-rp8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2045 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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