Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2012-4219
Published: August 21, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43682
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-2012-4219
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: phpMyAdmin
Affected software:
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to lack of inclusion of the common.inc.php library file.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-4219
Install update from vendor's website.