SB2012040601 - Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin
Published: April 6, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012040601
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-2012-1902)
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.
References
- 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