7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-1927
Apache phpMyAdmin Math.random Password Guessing Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 8:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1927 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phpmyadmin phpmyadmin

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1927 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php No Types Assigned http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22 No Types Assigned https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CWE CWE-255
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1927 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1927 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.62 }} 0.00%

score

0.75568

percentile

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