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title: "CVE-2016-6608\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-6608

Publication date 11 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6608?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6608?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [ratliff](https://launchpad.net/~ratliff)

introduced in 4.6.0alpha
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/afc8aab04f7c09ea44b04806b426522e5ca830ee

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6608)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6608)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-6608)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6608)

### Other references

* <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-31/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6608>