HIGH
libraries/common.inc.php 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 does not use a constant-time algorithm for comparing CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by measuring time differences
Published Feb 20, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.65%
Description
libraries/common.inc.php 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 does not use a constant-time algorithm for comparing CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by measuring time differences.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 22
- 23
Configuration 2
OR
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 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
- 4.4.11
- 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
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.65% 0.02648
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02648
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02648) | 85.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02648) | 83.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 74.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 73.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 71.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 67.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-5.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m97-xc46-rw9w Advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0e88e37ef30a66eada1c072953f4ec385a3e49 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2041
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-5.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m97-xc46-rw9w | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0e88e37ef30a66eada1c072953f4ec385a3e49 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2041 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 20, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 22, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2041
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-8M97-XC46-RW9W Updated n/a