CVE-2014-8961 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in phpMyAdmin to read sensitive file information, such as line counts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8961?
CVE-2014-8961 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 30 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information about a file's line count via a crafted parameter.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8961?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8961?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-8961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8961, GHSA-mvfx-p4hj-mppj, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8961.