Vulnerability CVE-2016-9855

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-9855 (CCN-119805)

Assigned:

2016-12-06

Published:

2016-12-06

Updated:

2017-07-01

Summary:

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. By calling some scripts that are part of phpMyAdmin in an unexpected way, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed. During an execution timeout in the export functionality, the errors containing the full path of the directory of phpMyAdmin are written to the export file. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), and 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9) are affected. This CVE is for the PMA_shutdownDuringExport issue.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
4.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-200

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-9855

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94527

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94527
phpMyAdmin Multiple Full Path Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
phpmyadmin-cve20169855-info-disc(119805)

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201701-32

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-63

Source: CCN
Type: phpMyAdmin Security Advisory PMASA-2016-63
Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.4.15.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:113141	P	phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2022-01-17
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106569	P	phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-10-01
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201698550000000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.	2016-12-11
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201698550000000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.	2016-12-11
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201698550000000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.	2016-12-11
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20169855000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.	2016-12-10
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20169855000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.	2016-12-10
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20169855000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.	2016-12-10
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20169855000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.	2016-12-10
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20169855000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.	2016-12-10
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201698550000000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.	2016-12-10
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20169855000	V	CVE-2016-9855 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.	2016-12-10

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