CVE-2016-4855 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00361.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Adodb Project Subscribe	Adodb Subscribe

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

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2017-05-12T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:38.444Z

Reserved: 2016-05-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4855

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-12T18:29:00.280

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-4855

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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