medium
5.3
CWE
200 352
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-2039: Infoleak

First published: Sat Feb 20 2016(Updated: )

libraries/session.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 properly generate CSRF token values, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by predicting a value.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SUSE Linux=42.1
SUSE Linux=13.1
SUSE Linux=13.2
phpMyAdmin=4.0.0
phpMyAdmin=4.0.0-rc2
phpMyAdmin=4.0.0-rc3
phpMyAdmin=4.0.1
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.1
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.2
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.3
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.4
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.5
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.6
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.7
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.8
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.9
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.10
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.11
phpMyAdmin=4.0.10.12
phpMyAdmin=4.4.0
phpMyAdmin=4.4.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.1.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.2
phpMyAdmin=4.4.3
phpMyAdmin=4.4.4
phpMyAdmin=4.4.5
phpMyAdmin=4.4.6
phpMyAdmin=4.4.6.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.7
phpMyAdmin=4.4.8
phpMyAdmin=4.4.9
phpMyAdmin=4.4.10
phpMyAdmin=4.4.11
phpMyAdmin=4.4.12
phpMyAdmin=4.4.13
phpMyAdmin=4.4.13.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.14.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15.1
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15.2
phpMyAdmin=4.4.15.3
phpMyAdmin=4.5.0
phpMyAdmin=4.5.0.1
phpMyAdmin=4.5.0.2
phpMyAdmin=4.5.1
phpMyAdmin=4.5.2
phpMyAdmin=4.5.3
Fedora=23
Fedora=24

Remedy

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-2.php

Remedy

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/cb7748ac9cffcd1cd0f3081499cd4aafa9d1065e

Remedy

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/f20970d32c3dfdf82aef7b6c244da1f769043813

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-2039?

    CVE-2016-2039 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow remote attackers to bypass access restrictions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-2039?

    To fix CVE-2016-2039, update phpMyAdmin to versions 4.0.10.13 or later, 4.4.15.3 or later, or 4.5.4 or later.

  • What versions of phpMyAdmin are affected by CVE-2016-2039?

    CVE-2016-2039 affects phpMyAdmin versions 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2016-2039 on systems?

    The impact of CVE-2016-2039 allows unauthorized access to sensitive functions by predicting CSRF token values.

  • Which systems are vulnerable to CVE-2016-2039?

    Vulnerable systems include various versions of openSUSE and Fedora that run the affected versions of phpMyAdmin.

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