CVE-2016-1927: phpMyAdmin

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin: version 4.0.0 only; version 4.0.1 only; version 4.0.10 only; version 4.0.10.1 only; version 4.0.10.2 only; version 4.0.10.3 only; …

Published 2016-02-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.