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CVE-2016-6608

XSS issues were discovered in phpMyAdmin. This affects the database privilege check and the "Remove partitioning" functionality. Specially crafted database names can trigger the XSS attack. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.

Severity
Medium 6.1
Published
11 Dec 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 70% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
phpMyAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
  • Version 4.6.3
  • Version 4.6.2
  • Version 4.6.1
  • Version 4.6.0
All 7 release lines
  • Version 4.6.0-alpha1
  • Version 4.6.0-rc1
  • Version 4.6.0-rc2
  • Version 4.6.0
  • Version 4.6.1
  • Version 4.6.2
  • Version 4.6.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6608
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6608