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CVE-2016-5739

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

7.5 HighFix available

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.95%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
CVE-2016-5739
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
CVE-2016-5739
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6674 No score

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
EUVD-2016-6674
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq 7.5

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
GHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
CVE-2016-5739
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5739 7.5

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5739
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq 7.5

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
GHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5739 7.5

The Transformation implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not use the no-referrer Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks by reading an authentication token in a Referer header, related to libraries/Header.php.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5739
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0240 No score

Updated phpmyadmin packages fix security vulnerability

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, a vulnerability was discovered that allows a BBCode injection to setup script in case it's not accessed on https (CVE-2016-5701).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, a vulnerability was discovered that allows an SQL injection attack to run arbitrary commands as the control user (CVE-2016-5703).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, XSS vulnerabilities were discovered in the user privileges page, the error console, and the central columns, query bookmarks, and user groups features (CVE-2016-5705).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, a Denial Of Service (DOS) attack was discovered in the way phpMyAdmin loads some JavaScript files (CVE-2016-5706).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, by specially crafting requests in the following areas, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed (CVE-2016-5730).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, with a specially crafted request, it is possible to trigger an XSS attack through the example OpenID authentication script (CVE-2016-5731).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, XSS vulnerabilities were found through specially crafted databases, in AJAX error handling, and in the Transformation, Designer, charts, and zoom search features (CVE-2016-5733).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.4.15.7, a vulnerability was reported where a specially crafted Transformation could be used to leak information including the authentication token. This could be used to direct a CSRF attack against a user (CVE-2016-5739).

Record
MGASA-2016-0240
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/phpmyadmin
Packagist
4.0.10.0 up to 4.0.10.16
4.0.10.16
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Packagist
4.4.15.0 up to 4.4.15.7
4.4.15.7
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Packagist
4.6.0 up to 4.6.3
4.6.3
phpmyadmin
Debian:12
before 4:4.6.3-1
4:4.6.3-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:13
before 4:4.6.3-1
4:4.6.3-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:14
before 4:4.6.3-1
4:4.6.3-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u5, plus listed versions
4:3.4.11.1-24:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u14:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u24:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u34:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u4
4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u5
phpmyadmin
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
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/phpmyadmin
Packagist
4.0.10.0 up to 4.0.10.16, plus listed versions
4.0.10.14.0.10.24.0.10.34.0.10.44.0.10.5
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4.0.10.64.0.10.74.0.10.84.0.10.9
4.0.10.16
phpmyadmin
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 4.4.15.7-1.mga5
4.4.15.7-1.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
From an advisory covering 124 CVEs
before 4.6.5.2-1.1
4.6.5.2-1.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-5739 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Phpmyadmin, published July 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.95%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.0.10.16.

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