{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1927","details":"The suggestPassword function in js/functions.js 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 relies on the Math.random JavaScript function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute-force approach.","modified":"2025-09-08T16:43:36Z","published":"2016-02-20T01:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-1927"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1927"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-4/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1927"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"phpmyadmin","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/phpmyadmin@4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4:4.0.6-1","4:4.0.8-1","4:4.0.9-1","4:4.0.10-1","4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1","4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm1","4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2","4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3","4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"phpmyadmin","binary_version":"4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1927.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}