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CVE-2016-5099

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6...

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.10%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
CVE-2016-5099
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
CVE-2016-5099
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6051 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
EUVD-2016-6051
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97x5-mp4j-qrgq 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
GHSA-97x5-mp4j-qrgq
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
CVE-2016-5099
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5099 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5099
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5099 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.6 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special characters that are mishandled during double URL decoding.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5099
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0211 No score

Updated phpmyadmin package fixes CVE-2016-5099

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.6, a specially crafted attack could allow for special HTML characters to be passed as URL encoded values and displayed back as special characters in the page (CVE-2016-5099).

Record
MGASA-2016-0211
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
PackageAffectedFixed
phpmyadmin
Debian:12
 before 4:4.6.2-1
4:4.6.2-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:13
 before 4:4.6.2-1
4:4.6.2-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:14
 before 4:4.6.2-1
4:4.6.2-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:8
 before 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
4:4.2.12-24:4.2.12-2+deb8u1
4:4.2.12-2+deb8u2
phpmyadmin
Mageia:5
 before 4.4.15.6-1.mga5
4.4.15.6-1.mga5
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
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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
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4:4.4.13.1-14:4.5.0.2-24:4.5.1-14:4.5.1-24:4.5.1-3
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4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm34:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm44:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm54:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6
 None known
phpMyAdmin
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 4.6.5.2-1.1
4.6.5.2-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-5099 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Phpmyadmin, published May 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.6.2-1.

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