Input validation error in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2011-3646
Published: November 17, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44512
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-2011-3646
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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.
phpmyadmin.css.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an array-typed js_frame parameter to phpmyadmin.css.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3646
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069234.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069235.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069237.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46874
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:158
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-15.php