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phpmyadmin -- Unsafe comparison of XSRF/CSRF token

Affected packages
4.5.0	<=	phpmyadmin	<	4.5.4

Details

VuXML ID	71b24d99-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42
Discovery	2016-01-28
Entry	2016-01-28

The phpMyAdmin development team reports:

The comparison of the XSRF/CSRF token parameter with the value saved in the session is vulnerable to timing attacks. Moreover, the comparison could be bypassed if the XSRF/CSRF token matches a particular pattern.

We consider this vulnerability to be serious.

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2016-2041
URL	https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-5/