CVE-2016-1927

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.

References

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3