CVE-2012-4219 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-08-21

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4163	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00283.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-3.php
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0f0c2f1e2b3ece41cc1bb99a9931c8fcc7c917bc
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15513071

History

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Subscriptions

Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-21T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:07.680Z

Reserved: 2012-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4219

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-21T19:55:00.903

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4219

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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