Path traversal in phpMyAdmin and Opensuse - CVE-2016-5098
Published: July 5, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40212
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5098
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: phpMyAdmin
SUSE
SUSE
Affected software:
phpMyAdmin
Opensuse
phpMyAdmin
Opensuse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in libraries/error_report.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2-prerelease. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by triggering an error. Per <a href="https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-15/">Vendor Advisory</a>: "No released version was vulnerable.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5098
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.