CVE-2016-1927

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    CVE-2016-1927

    Published: 20 Feb 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    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.

    References: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627, http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php, https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22, https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 6da64cc3b2ba4439574f914f51e161645375be96
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.0.0
    4.0.0-rc2
    4.0.0-rc3
    4.0.1
    4.0.10
    4.0.10.1
    4.0.10.10
    4.0.10.11
    4.0.10.12
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2016-1927 | CVE-DB