Security Features in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2016-1927
Published: February 20, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40477
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1927
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: phpMyAdmin
Affected software:
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The suggestPassword function in js/functions.js in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 relies on the Math.random JavaScript function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute-force approach.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1927
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4