CVE-2016-2041
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (52)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-8m97-xc46-rw9wphpMyAdmin Unsafe comparison of XSRF/CSRF token2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
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- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-5.phpcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82084cnnvd
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ec0e88e37ef30a66eada1c072953f4ec385a3e49cnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3627enisa_euvd
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