phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.12/4.4.15.2/4.5.3 js/functions.js suggestPassword 7pk security
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.12/4.4.15.2/4.5.3 (Database Administration Software). Affected is the function suggestPassword
of the file js/functions.js. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was released 02/20/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1927 since 01/19/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88470 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Insecure password generation in JavaScript (6f0c2d1b-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175793 (Debian Security Update for phpmyadmin (DSA 3627-1)).
Upgrading to version 4.0.10.13, 4.4.15.3 or 4.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (88470). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 81038, 81039, 81040 and 81135.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 4.0.10.0
- 4.0.10.1
- 4.0.10.2
- 4.0.10.3
- 4.0.10.4
- 4.0.10.5
- 4.0.10.6
- 4.0.10.7
- 4.0.10.8
- 4.0.10.9
- 4.0.10.10
- 4.0.10.11
- 4.0.10.12
- 4.4.15.0
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.5.0
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
ATT&CK: T1211
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 88470
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Insecure password generation in JavaScript (6f0c2d1b-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Feb16
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.13/4.4.15.3/4.5.4
Patch: github.com
Timeline
01/19/2016 🔍01/23/2016 🔍
01/23/2016 🔍
01/27/2016 🔍
01/28/2016 🔍
02/19/2016 🔍
02/20/2016 🔍
02/22/2016 🔍
03/09/2016 🔍
07/08/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: 8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1927 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 57170 - phpMyAdmin Remote Weak Encryption in suggestPassword(), Medium
SecurityFocus: 82076 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-1927 Predictable Random Number Generator Weakness
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Entry
Created: 02/22/2016 14:59Updated: 07/08/2022 09:16
Changes: 02/22/2016 14:59 (62), 09/02/2018 10:38 (25), 07/08/2022 09:12 (5), 07/08/2022 09:16 (1)
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