CVE-2016-9853
moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-11
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 fopen wrapper issue.
Do I need to act?
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0.85% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94527
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
23/34 · High