SB2015091403 - Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin
Published: September 14, 2015 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015091403
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-2015-6830)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.3.x before 4.3.13.2 and 4.4.x before 4.4.14.1 allows remote attackers to bypass a multiple-reCaptcha protection mechanism against brute-force credential guessing by providing a correct response to a single reCaptcha.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166294.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166307.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166531.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76674
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033546
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/785f4e2711848eb8945894199d5870253a88584e
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2015-4/