VDB-88569 · CVE-2016-5730 · BID 91379

phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2 FormDisplay.php information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2 (Database Administration Software). This affects an unknown code block of the file FormDisplay.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) an array value to FormDisplay.php, (2) incorrect data to validate.php, (3) unexpected data to Validator.php, (4) a missing config directory during setup, or (5) an incorrect OpenID identifier data type, which reveals the full path in an error message.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5730 since 06/21/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:FormDisplay.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91888 (openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-804)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11677 (phpMyAdmin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2016-27, PMASA-2016-23)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7 or 4.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91888). The entries 88564, 88566, 88567 and 88570 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91888
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-804)
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OpenVAS ID: 69121
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for phpMyAdmin FEDORA-2016-81c2dabf20
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.16/4.4.15.7/4.6.3
Patch: github.com

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06/21/2016 🔍
06/23/2016 +2 days 🔍
06/28/2016 +5 days 🔍
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07/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/26/2022 +2244 days 🔍

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Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: 27664605b945b13e1d2b71adea822ace2099cc96
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
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CVE: CVE-2016-5730 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 91379 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-5730 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Created: 07/04/2016 10:10
Updated: 08/26/2022 12:40
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:10 (64), 02/15/2019 16:32 (14), 08/26/2022 12:40 (4)
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