Description
phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.11.2, and 3.3.x before 3.3.9.1, does not properly handle the absence of the (1) README, (2) ChangeLog, and (3) LICENSE files, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request for a nonexistent file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.3.9.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.3.9.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.3.9.2-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.11.2 | 2.11.11.2 | GHSA-wcmm-28rg-mg3r |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9.1 | 3.3.9.1 | GHSA-wcmm-28rg-mg3r |
References
- phpmyadmin-readme-path-disclosure(65424) vdb-entry
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=035d002db1e1201e73e560d7d98591563b506a83
- ADV-2011-0385 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-1408 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:026 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-1373 vendor-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-1.php
- 43478 third-party-advisory