CVE-2016-5098

Published: Jul 5, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2-prerelease allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by triggering an error.

Affected (2)

Products: Phpmyadmin: Phpmyadmin · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin	Version 4.6.2

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035980

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2dc9481d2af25b035778c67eaf0bfd2d2c59dd8

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-15

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html