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Debian: CVE-2016-6608: phpmyadmin -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-6608: phpmyadmin -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/11/2016
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-phpmyadmin

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