# CVE-2016-5704: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the table-structure page in phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbi

- Also known as: GHSA-GCVP-CWGW-WX8J
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.3
- Published: 2016-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.6.3

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the table-structure page in phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a comment.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/72213573182896bd6a6e5af5ba1881dd87c4a20b
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-20/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32

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