CVE-2016-5098 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can determine the existence of arbitrary files in phpMyAdmin by triggering an error, potentially exposing sensitive system information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5098?
CVE-2016-5098 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 5 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2-prerelease allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by triggering an error.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5098?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-5098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcqp-fp43-h6gm.