CVE-2014-8961

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information about a file's line count via a crafted parameter.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-16.php patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b99b6b6672ff2419f05b05740c80c7a23c1da994 patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71245 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8961?
CVE-2014-8961 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8961?
To fix CVE-2014-8961, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8961 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8961 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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