Information disclosure in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2016-9854
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. By calling some scripts that are part of phpMyAdmin in an unexpected way, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed. During an execution timeout in the export functionality, the errors containing the full path of the directory of phpMyAdmin are written to the export file. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9) are affected. This CVE is for the json_decode issue.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-63 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9854?
- CVE-2016-9854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9854?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.