CVE-2016-9847 describes a weak blowfish_secret generation algorithm in phpMyAdmin versions prior to 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9, and 4.0.10.18. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially determine the user's blowfish_secret and decrypt their cookies. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it has a low attack complexity and could lead to a loss of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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