Information disclosure in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2013-4998 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
phpmyadmin (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU32642
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-2013-4998
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8.2 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid request, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to pmd_common.php and other files.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsphpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.0.4.1-r0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=72a4a4de23734295243ff4446d7232862e889abd
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b6fd6a62542fc140d5d957f2e1820e1a06e6d5cf
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.
