ghsa-4gmg-gwjh-3mmr
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 03:43
Modified
2023-11-07 20:11
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
phpMyAdmin Cryptographic Vulnerability
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.10.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.4.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.4.15.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.5.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.5.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-1927"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-31T22:49:37Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-02-20T01:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-4gmg-gwjh-3mmr",
  "modified": "2023-11-07T20:11:09Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:43:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1927"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2369daa7f5f550797f560e6b46a021e4558c2d72"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/5530a72e162fab442218486a90ff3365c96fde98"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a96e67487f2faecb4de4204fee9b96b94020720"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8b6737735be5787d0b98c6cdfe2c7e3131b1bc95"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "phpMyAdmin Cryptographic Vulnerability"
}


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