vulnerability
phpMyAdmin: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2016-2042)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 20, 2016 | Oct 16, 2019 | May 21, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 20, 2016
Added
Oct 16, 2019
Modified
May 21, 2026
Description
phpMyAdmin 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 to (1) libraries/phpseclib/Crypt/AES.php or (2) libraries/phpseclib/Crypt/Rijndael.php, which reveals the full path in an error message.
Solution
phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-2042
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-2042
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176483.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176739.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00049.html
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2016-6.php
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/5a3de108f26e4b0dddadddbe8ccdb1dd5526771f
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-3148
- CWE-200
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-3148
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