phpMyAdmin up to 2.9.0 Dev Libraries information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.9.0 Dev. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Libraries. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5117. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.9.0 Dev (Database Administration Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component Libraries. 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 before 2.9.1-rc1 has a libraries directory under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests for certain files.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2006. The weakness was presented 10/03/2006 by Stefan Esser (Basti) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5117 since 10/02/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22487 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- CSRF vulnerabilities (19b17ab4-51e0-11db-a5ae-00508d6a62df)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165118 (SUSE Security Update for phpMyAdmin (SUSE-SA:2006:071)).

Upgrading to version 2.9.1-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29330), Tenable (22487), SecurityFocus (BID 20253†), OSVDB (29241†) and Secunia (SA22126†). See VDB-2353, VDB-2573 and VDB-2649 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 22487
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- CSRF vulnerabilities (19b17ab4-51e0-11db-a5ae-00508d6a62df)
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OpenVAS ID: 57469
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phpMyAdmin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 2.9.1-rc1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Esser (Basti)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32583
X-Force: 29330
SecurityFocus: 20253 - PHPMyAdmin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22126
OSVDB: 29241 - phpMyAdmin libraries unauthorized file access
Vulnerability Center: 12856 - phpMyAdmin Unrestricted File Access due to Insufficient Access Control, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 11:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (74), 07/09/2019 07:14 (8), 04/23/2026 11:10 (19)
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