CVE-2012-4219

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Published Aug 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to lack of inclusion of the common.inc.php library file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4163	show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to lack of inclusion of the common.inc.php library file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.300% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-3.php
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0f0c2f1e2b3ece41cc1bb99a9931c8fcc7c917bc
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15513071

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 21, 2012, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:28 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

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