CVE-2016-2041
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.0%phpMyAdmin Unsafe comparison of XSRF/CSRF token
Published: 5/14/2022Modified: 5/7/2026
Description
libraries/common.inc.php 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 does not use a constant-time algorithm for comparing CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by measuring time differences.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4:4.5.4-1
- Packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>= 4.0, < 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:N/I:H/A:N |
References (10)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2041
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2041
- PATCHhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
- 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/ec0e88e37ef30a66eada1c072953f4ec385a3e49
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- WEBhttp://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-5.php