HIGH
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
Published Jul 3, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.95%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.1.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 4.4.5
- 4.4.6
- 4.4.6.1
- 4.4.7
- 4.4.8
- 4.4.9
- 4.4.10
- 4.4.11
- 4.4.12
- 4.4.13
- 4.4.13.1
- 4.4.14.1
- 4.4.15
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.4.15.3
- 4.4.15.4
- 4.4.15.5
- 4.4.15.6
Configuration 3
OR
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
Configuration 4
OR
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.4.1
- 4.0.4.2
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.10.1
- 4.0.10.2
- 4.0.10.3
- 4.0.10.4
- 4.0.10.5
- 4.0.10.6
- 4.0.10.7
- 4.0.10.8
- 4.0.10.9
- 4.0.10.10
- 4.0.10.11
- 4.0.10.12
- 4.0.10.13
- 4.0.10.14
- 4.0.10.15
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.95% 0.02948
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02948
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.95% (0.02948) | 86.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02892) | 85.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01017) | 75.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 76.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 75.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 71.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91389 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq Advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1e5716cb96d46efc305381ae0da08e73fe340f05 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2f4950828ec241e8cbdcf13090c2582a6fa620cb x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5739
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227223419/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91389
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-28 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91389 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p7v-jm8m-g3qq | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1e5716cb96d46efc305381ae0da08e73fe340f05 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2f4950828ec241e8cbdcf13090c2582a6fa620cb | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5739 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200227223419/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91389 | ||
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-28 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 3, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 22, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5739
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-2P7V-JM8M-G3QQ Updated n/a