CVE-2016-2045

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.4...

5.4 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.54%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Record: CVE-2016-2045
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2045
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3151 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3151
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8gp-vg7w-rp8x 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL editor in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.4...

Record: GHSA-f8gp-vg7w-rp8x
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

Record: CVE-2016-2045
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2045 5.4

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2045
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2045 5.4

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2045
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 No score

phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`phpmyadmin` Debian:12	before 4:4.5.4-1	4:4.5.4-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:13	before 4:4.5.4-1	4:4.5.4-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:14	before 4:4.5.4-1	4:4.5.4-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u3, plus listed versions 4:3.4.11.1-24:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u14:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u2	4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u3
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4	None known
`phpMyAdmin` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs	before 4.6.5.2-1.1	4.6.5.2-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2045 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Phpmyadmin, published February 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.5.4-1.

References

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