CVE-2016-9847 Information

Description

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94524 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-58

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.3