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CVE-2016-9847

16
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0200 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.6.5
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.4.15.9
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.0.10.18

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-9xhq-pm7v-693pmedium

phpMyAdmin Cryptographic Vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-32
phpmyadmin.net / security/PMASA-2016-58
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94524
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry