Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32815

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1902

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.10.2, when a configuration file does not exist, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message about this missing file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 3.3.4.0 - 3.4.10.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079435.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079475.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079566.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:050
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-2.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52858
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74608
http://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/c51817d3b8cb05ff54dca9373c0667e29b8498d4

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.