#VU32815 Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2012-1902
Published: April 6, 2012 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32815
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1902
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin
Software vendor:
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74608
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/c51817d3b8cb05ff54dca9373c0667e29b8498d4