phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 Cookie cryptographic issues
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 (Database Administration Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. When the user does not specify a blowfish_secret key for encrypting cookies, phpMyAdmin generates one at runtime. A vulnerability was reported where the way this value is created uses a weak algorithm. This could allow an attacker to determine the user's blowfish_secret and potentially decrypt their cookies. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
The bug was discovered 12/06/2016. The weakness was published 12/11/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9847 since 12/06/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96426 (GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9 or 4.0.10.18 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96426).
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
- 4.0.10.13
- 4.0.10.14
- 4.0.10.15
- 4.0.10.16
- 4.0.10.17
- 4.4.15.0
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.4.15.3
- 4.4.15.4
- 4.4.15.5
- 4.4.15.6
- 4.4.15.7
- 4.4.15.8
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Cryptographic issuesCWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 96426
Nessus Name: GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - 04 - Dec16 (Windows)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.6.5/4.4.15.9/4.0.10.18
Timeline
11/25/2016 🔍12/06/2016 🔍
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12/10/2016 🔍
12/11/2016 🔍
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01/11/2017 🔍
01/12/2017 🔍
06/25/2019 🔍
Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9847 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94524 - phpMyAdmin PMASA-2016-58 Insecure Key Generation Security Weakness
Entry
Created: 12/11/2016 09:12Updated: 06/25/2019 16:33
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:12 (74), 06/25/2019 16:33 (7)
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