SB2013080114 - Information disclosure in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: August 1, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013080114
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4998)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.