phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.12/4.4.15.2/4.5.3 Error Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.12/4.4.15.2/4.5.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2038. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.12/4.4.15.2/4.5.3 (Database Administration Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted request, which reveals the full path in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 02/20/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2038 since 01/21/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88467 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities (5d6a204f-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)), 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 168491 (OpenSuSE Security Update for phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-SU-2016:0357-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.10.13, 4.4.15.3 or 4.5.4 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 Tenable (88467), SecurityFocus (BID 82075†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56740†). The entries VDB-81041 and VDB-81042 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 88467
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities (5d6a204f-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Feb16
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.13/4.4.15.3/4.5.4
Patch: github.com

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01/21/2016 🔍
01/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/22/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2016 +5 days 🔍
01/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/19/2016 +21 days 🔍
02/20/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/22/2016 +2 days 🔍
02/24/2016 +2 days 🔍
07/08/2022 +2325 days 🔍

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Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: 447c88f4884fe30a25d38c331c31d820a19f8c93
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81037
SecurityFocus: 82075 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-2038 Multiple Unspecified Full Path Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 56740 - phpMyAdmin Remote Information Disclosure via a Crafted Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2016 14:59
Updated: 07/08/2022 09:22
Changes: 02/22/2016 14:59 (66), 08/23/2018 08:25 (18), 07/08/2022 09:18 (4), 07/08/2022 09:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:A1E:103

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