CVE-2016-5098

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2dc9481d2af25b035778c67eaf0bfd2d2c59dd8 patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html vendor advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-15 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035980 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5098?
CVE-2016-5098 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5098?
To fix CVE-2016-5098, 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-2016-5098 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5098 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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