phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 PHP Error Message Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component PHP Error Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-9853. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 (Database Administration Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component PHP Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). 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:

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 fopen wrapper issue.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2016. The weakness was released 12/11/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9853 since 12/06/2016. 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 96426 (GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9 or 4.0.10.18 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96426) and SecurityFocus (BID 94527†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94065, VDB-94066, VDB-94069 and VDB-94070. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 96426
Nessus Name: GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - 03 - Dec16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.6.5/4.4.15.9/4.0.10.18

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11/25/2016 🔍
12/06/2016 +11 days 🔍
12/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2016 +4 days 🔍
12/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2017 +31 days 🔍
01/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/23/2019 +892 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94071
SecurityFocus: 94527 - phpMyAdmin Multiple Full Path Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2016 09:12
Updated: 06/23/2019 12:26
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:12 (67), 06/23/2019 12:26 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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