Path Traversal in Phpmyadmin
CVE-2016-5098
Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2-prerelease allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by triggering an error.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Phpmyadmin — versions 4.6.2
- Opensuse — versions 13.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5098?
- CVE-2016-5098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5098?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.