Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2015-8669
Published: December 27, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32344
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8669
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
libraries/config/messages.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.12, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.2, and 4.5.x before 4.5.3.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted request, which reveals the full path in an error message.
Affected software
phpMyAdmin
phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
phpMyAdmin4
phpMyAdmin
Fedora
phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
phpMyAdmin4
phpMyAdmin
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8669
Install update from vendor's website.
phpMyAdmin - update to 4.0.10.12
phpmyadmin (Alpine package) - update to 4.5.4.1-r0
phpMyAdmin4 - update to 4.0.10.12-1.el5
phpMyAdmin - addressed in versions 4.0.10.12-1.el6, 4.4.15.2-1.el7, 4.5.3.1-1.fc22, 4.5.3.1-1.fc23
phpmyadmin (Alpine package) - update to 4.5.4.1-r0
phpMyAdmin4 - update to 4.0.10.12-1.el5
phpMyAdmin - addressed in versions 4.0.10.12-1.el6, 4.4.15.2-1.el7, 4.5.3.1-1.fc22, 4.5.3.1-1.fc23