An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin
Published Dec 11, 2016
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.00%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
Configuration 2
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.4.1
- 4.0.4.2
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 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
- 4.0.10.13
- 4.0.10.14
- 4.0.10.15
- 4.0.10.16
- 4.0.10.17
Configuration 3
- 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
- 4.4.14.1
- 4.4.15
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.4.15.3
- 4.4.15.4
- 4.4.15.5
- 4.4.15.6
- 4.4.15.7
- 4.4.15.8
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 2.00% (0.02002) | 80.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02002) | 78.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 61.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 43.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 42.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94524 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xhq-pm7v-693p Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9847
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123194700/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94524
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-58 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xhq-pm7v-693p | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9847 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210123194700/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94524 | ||
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-58 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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