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phpMyAdmin allows remote attackers to obtain installation path via direct request for nonexistent file

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 12, 2025

Package

composer phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.11.2
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9.1

Patched versions

2.11.11.2
3.3.9.1

Description

phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.11.2, and 3.3.x before 3.3.9.1, does not properly handle the absence of the (1) README, (2) ChangeLog, and (3) LICENSE files, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request for a nonexistent file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 14, 2011
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Apr 12, 2025
Reviewed Apr 12, 2025

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(67th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2011-0986

GHSA ID

GHSA-wcmm-28rg-mg3r

Source code

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