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FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Insecure password generation in JavaScript (6f0c2d1b-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)

high Nessus Plugin ID 88470

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

Password suggestion functionality uses Math.random() which does not provide cryptographically secure random numbers.

We consider this vulnerability to be non-critical.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-4/

http://www.nessus.org/u?1a24d60c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88470

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6f0c2d1bc60b11e5bf366805ca0b3d42.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 1/29/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1927