{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2016-1927","aliases":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1927","DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1927"],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"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.","dates":{"published":"2016-02-20T01:00:00.000Z","modified":"2024-08-05T23:10:40.298Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","score":7.5,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":5,"severity":"medium","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"OSV · Ubuntu","score":7.5,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","exploitability":10,"impact":6,"computed":true},{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"OSV · Debian","score":7.5,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","exploitability":10,"impact":6,"computed":true}]},"epss":{"probability":0.02688,"percentile":0.85669,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.02688},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02493,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":0.85669}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02493,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02688,"percentile":0.85669}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-254","name":"7PK - Security Features","description":"Software security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.","type":"category","status":"Incomplete","abstraction":null,"likelihoodOfExploit":null,"url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/254.html"},{"id":"CWE-255","name":"Credentials Management Errors","description":"Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of credentials.","type":"category","status":"Draft","abstraction":null,"likelihoodOfExploit":null,"url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"phpmyadmin","name":"phpmyadmin","label":"phpmyadmin","ecosystem":"Debian","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 4:4.5.4-1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 4:4.5.4-1","eol":null,"hubHref":null},{"vendor":"ubuntu","product":"phpmyadmin","name":"phpmyadmin","label":"phpmyadmin","ecosystem":"Ubuntu","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/phpmyadmin","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"All versions","noFixRecorded":true,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"All versions (No fix recorded)","eol":null,"hubHref":null},{"vendor":"phpmyadmin","product":"phpmyadmin","name":"phpMyAdmin","label":"phpmyadmin","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"4.0.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.0:rc2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.0:rc3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.4","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.5","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.6","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.7","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.8","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.9","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.10","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.11","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.0.10.12","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.1.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.4","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.5","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.6","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.6.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.7","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.8","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.9","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.10","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.12","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.13","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.13.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.14.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.15","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.15.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.15.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.4.15.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.5.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.5.0.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.5.0.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.5.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.5.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"4.5.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"4.0.0 | 4.0.0:rc2 | 4.0.0:rc3 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.10 | 4.0.10.1 | 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 | 4.0.10.10 | 4.0.10.11 | 4.0.10.12 | 4.4.0 | 4.4.1 | 4.4.1.1 | 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 | 4.4.4 | 4.4.5 | 4.4.6 | 4.4.6.1 | 4.4.7 | 4.4.8 | 4.4.9 | 4.4.10 | 4.4.12 | 4.4.13 | 4.4.13.1 | 4.4.14.1 | 4.4.15 | 4.4.15.1 | 4.4.15.2 | 4.4.15.3 | 4.5.0 | 4.5.0.1 | 4.5.0.2 | 4.5.1 | 4.5.2 | 4.5.3","eol":{"isEol":true,"eolDate":"2017-04-01T00:00:00.000Z","matchMethod":"cpe","cycle":{"name":"4.0","label":"4.0 (LTS)","eolFrom":"2017-04-01T00:00:00.000Z","isLts":true,"isMaintained":false,"latestVersion":"4.0.10.20"},"product":{"name":"phpmyadmin","label":"phpMyAdmin","category":"server-app"}},"hubHref":"/vendor/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin"}],"affectedCount":3,"eol":{"hasEol":true,"count":1},"references":[{"url":"http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php","label":"www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-4.php","hostname":"www.phpmyadmin.net","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html","label":"lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html","hostname":"lists.opensuse.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource SUSE"]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627","label":"www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627","hostname":"www.debian.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource DEBIAN"]},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html","label":"lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html","hostname":"lists.opensuse.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource SUSE"]},{"url":"https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22","label":"github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/8dedcc1a175eb07debd4fe116407c43694c60b22","hostname":"github.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Patch"]},{"url":"https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4","label":"github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/912856b432d794201884c36e5f390d446339b6e4","hostname":"github.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Patch"]},{"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html","label":"lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html","hostname":"lists.fedoraproject.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource FEDORA"]},{"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html","label":"lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html","hostname":"lists.fedoraproject.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource FEDORA"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1927","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1927","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-4/","label":"www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-4/","hostname":"www.phpmyadmin.net","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1927","label":"www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1927","hostname":"www.cve.org","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1927","label":"security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1927","hostname":"security-tracker.debian.org","tags":["Advisory"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":["DLA-481-1","DSA-3627-1","MGASA-2016-0051","OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1"],"duplicates":[],"related":["OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1"]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2016-02-20T01:00:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-08-05T23:10:40.298Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":31,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T17:55:38.577Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}