Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html