SB2015091403 - Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin
Published: September 14, 2015 Updated: July 28, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6830)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]
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/