phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2 places tokens in query strings and does not arrange for them to…
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2 places tokens in query strings and does not arrange for them to be stripped before external navigation, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading (1) HTTP requests or (2) server logs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01485 74th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc5f-944q-53rg
References
Patch 5
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8326aaebe54083d9726e153abdd303a141fe5ad3
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-14
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/59e56bd63a5e023b797d82eb272cd074e3b4bfd1
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/11eb574242d2526107366d367ab5585fbe29578f
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/5fc8020c5ba9cd2e38beb5dfe013faf2103cdf0f
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2016-5097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc5f-944q-53rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5097 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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