CVE-2016-9853
phpMyAdmin path disclosure
Also known as GHSA-rmmf-5xhh-gg27
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. By calling some scripts that are part of phpMyAdmin in an unexpected way, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed. During an execution timeout in the export functionality, the errors containing the full path of the directory of phpMyAdmin are written to the export file. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9) are affected. This CVE is for the fopen wrapper issue.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >=4.6.0, <4.6.5 >=4.4.0, <4.4.15.9 | 4.6.5 4.4.15.9 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- phpmyadmin.net /security/PMASA-2016-63 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94527 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-32 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9853 · advisory
- github.com /phpmyadmin/composer · package
- web.archive.org /web/20210127193655/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9853
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-rmmf-5xhh-gg27
- NVD: CVE-2016-9853
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