Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2014-4987
Published: July 20, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32512
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4987
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.
server_user_groups.php in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.2 and 4.2.x before 4.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and read the MySQL user list via a viewUsers request.
Affected software
phpMyAdmin
Gentoo Linux
phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Gentoo Linux
phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4987
Install update from vendor's website.
phpMyAdmin - update to 4.1.14.2
phpmyadmin (Alpine package) - update to 4.2.6-r0
phpmyadmin (Alpine package) - update to 4.2.6-r0
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00045.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60397
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68804
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/395265e9937beb21134626c01a21f44b28e712e5
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03