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Debian: CVE-2016-6615: phpmyadmin -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-6615: phpmyadmin -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/10/2016
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/20/2019
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

XSS issues were discovered in phpMyAdmin. This affects navigation pane and database/table hiding feature (a specially-crafted database name can be used to trigger an XSS attack); the "Tracking" feature (a specially-crafted query can be used to trigger an XSS attack); and GIS visualization feature. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8) are affected.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-phpmyadmin

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