CVE-2016-2039

Description

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/f20970d32c3dfdf82aef7b6c244da1f769043813 patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-2.php patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/cb7748ac9cffcd1cd0f3081499cd4aafa9d1065e patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2039?
CVE-2016-2039 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2039?
To fix CVE-2016-2039, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2039 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2039 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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