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Vulnerability details: VCID-43mn-rf4g-ayg6
Vulnerability ID VCID-43mn-rf4g-ayg6
Aliases CVE-2016-6608
GHSA-jfmj-27fp-qp67
Summary phpMyAdmin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
epss 0.00452 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfmj-27fp-qp67
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6608
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6608
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-31
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-31
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93258
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93258
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6608
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6608
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6608
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-31
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93258
GHSA-jfmj-27fp-qp67 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfmj-27fp-qp67
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6608
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-31
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93258
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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required

unchanged

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low

none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62752
EPSS Score 0.00452
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:06:57.820722+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-jfmj-27fp-qp67/GHSA-jfmj-27fp-qp67.json 37.0.0