Information disclosure in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

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 (Alpine package): 3.4.9-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:phpmyadmin_alpine_package:3.4.9-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1ec60473f59384e9e75ed2ad07711b00a569a8c0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=866a1232353137658d516a1e88a4803db17f8b62
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5940ec47e9137391fcb4857f5f5292e95d262981

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.