SB2011021504 - Input validation error in phpMyAdmin
Published: February 15, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011021504
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0986)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.11.2, and 3.3.x before 3.3.9.1, does not properly handle the absence of the (1) README, (2) ChangeLog, and (3) LICENSE files, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request for a nonexistent file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054349.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054355.html
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commit;h=035d002db1e1201e73e560d7d98591563b506a83
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43478
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:026
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-1.php
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0385
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65424