CVE-2016-4855

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Published May 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ADOdb versions prior to 5.20.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ADOdb

ADOdb

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`versions prior to 5.20.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adodb_project:adodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4154	Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ADOdb versions prior to 5.20.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hhfw-xxhm-pf32	ADOdb Cross-site scripting vulnerability in old test script
Ubuntu USN	USN-6825-1	ADOdb vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.946% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN48237713/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92753
https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues/274
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-59

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00068}`	epss `{'score': 0.00071}`

Subscriptions

Adodb Project Adodb

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:46 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: May 12, 2017, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:46 AM
Reserved: May 17, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:48 AM

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