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CVE-2016-9856

An XSS issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin because of an improper fix for CVE-201...

Medium CVSS 6.1

Overview

An XSS issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin because of an improper fix for CVE-2016-2559 in PMASA-2016-10. This issue is resolved by using a copy of a hash to avoid a race condition. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

CWE: CWE-79 Published: 2016-12-11T02:59:55.100
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 6.1 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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