# CVE-2014-4987: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions to read the MySQL user list in phpMyAdmin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4987, GHSA-pvp5-3q7r-jxp6, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4987

## What is CVE-2014-4987?

CVE-2014-4987 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 20 Jul 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

server_user_groups.php in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.2 and 4.2.x before 4.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and read the MySQL user list via a viewUsers request.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4987?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Opensuse Opensuse, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4987?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-4987 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2015-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5957/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0491/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2388/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1866/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0492/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4987 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4987 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 20 Jul 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4987/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4987/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4987
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4987
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4987

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4987/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.