CVE-2016-1927
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.63%phpMyAdmin Cryptographic Vulnerability
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 5/7/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4:4.5.4-1
- Debian/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u3
- Debian/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u2
- Packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10.13
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (15)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1927
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1927
- PATCHhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2369daa7f5f550797f560e6b46a021e4558c2d72
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/5530a72e162fab442218486a90ff3365c96fde98
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a96e67487f2faecb4de4204fee9b96b94020720
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8b6737735be5787d0b98c6cdfe2c7e3131b1bc95
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- WEBhttp://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php