SB2016101832 - Information disclosure in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)



SB2016101832 - Information disclosure in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

Published: October 18, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016101832
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6627)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An attacker can determine the phpMyAdmin host location through the file url.php. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.