Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2016-6612

 

Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2016-6612

Published: December 11, 2016 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33611
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6612
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: phpMyAdmin
Affected software:
phpMyAdmin

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. A user can exploit the LOAD LOCAL INFILE functionality to expose files on the server to the database system. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-6612

Install update from vendor's website.

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