CVE-2016-9847

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-12-11 02:59:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-01 01:30:00

Affected Software

phpMYAdmin 4.6.0

4.6.0

phpMYAdmin 4.6.1

4.6.1

phpMYAdmin 4.6.2

4.6.2

phpMYAdmin 4.6.3

4.6.3

phpMYAdmin 4.6.4

4.6.4

phpMYAdmin 4.0.0

4.0.0

phpMYAdmin 4.0.1

4.0.1

phpMYAdmin 4.0.2

4.0.2

phpMYAdmin 4.0.3

4.0.3

phpMYAdmin 4.0.4

4.0.4

phpMYAdmin 4.0.4.1

4.0.4.1

phpMYAdmin 4.0.4.2

4.0.4.2

phpMYAdmin 4.0.5

4.0.5

phpMYAdmin 4.0.6

4.0.6

phpMYAdmin 4.0.7

4.0.7

phpMYAdmin 4.0.8

4.0.8

phpMYAdmin 4.0.9

4.0.9

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10

4.0.10

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.1

4.0.10.1

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.2

4.0.10.2

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.3

4.0.10.3

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.4

4.0.10.4

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.5

4.0.10.5

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.6

4.0.10.6

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.7

4.0.10.7

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.8

4.0.10.8

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.9

4.0.10.9

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.10

4.0.10.10

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.11

4.0.10.11

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.12

4.0.10.12

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.13

4.0.10.13

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.14

4.0.10.14

phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.15

4.0.10.15

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.16

4.0.10.16

phpMYAdmin 4.0.10.17

4.0.10.17

phpMyAdmin 4.4.0

4.4.0

phpMyAdmin 4.4.1

4.4.1

phpMyAdmin 4.4.1.1

4.4.1.1

phpMYAdmin 4.4.2

4.4.2

phpMyAdmin 4.4.3

4.4.3

phpMyAdmin 4.4.4

4.4.4

phpMyAdmin 4.4.5

4.4.5

phpMyAdmin 4.4.6

4.4.6

phpMyAdmin 4.4.6.1

4.4.6.1

phpMyAdmin 4.4.7

4.4.7

phpMyAdmin 4.4.8

4.4.8

phpMyAdmin 4.4.9

4.4.9

phpMyAdmin 4.4.10

4.4.10

phpMyAdmin 4.4.11

4.4.11

phpMyAdmin 4.4.12

4.4.12

phpMyAdmin 4.4.13

4.4.13

phpMyAdmin 4.4.13.1

4.4.13.1

phpMYAdmin 4.4.14

4.4.14

phpMYAdmin 4.4.14.1

4.4.14.1

phpMYAdmin 4.4.15

4.4.15

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.1

4.4.15.1

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.2

4.4.15.2

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.3

4.4.15.3

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4

4.4.15.4

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.5

4.4.15.5

phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.6

4.4.15.6

phpMYAdmin 4.4.15.7

4.4.15.7

phpMYAdmin4.4.15.8

4.4.15.8

References

94524

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

GLSA-201701-32

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-58

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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