Description
show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.10.2, when a configuration file does not exist, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message about this missing 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 | 4:3.4.10.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.4.10.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.4.10.2-1 | — |
References
- FEDORA-2012-5599 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-5631 vendor-advisory
- 52858 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/c51817d3b8cb05ff54dca9373c0667e29b8498d4
- MDVSA-2012:050 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-5624 vendor-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-2.php
- phpmyadmin-showconfigerrors-path-disclosure(74608) vdb-entry