CVE-2011-0986

N/A Unknown
Published: February 14, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054349.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054355.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=035d002db1e1201e73e560d7d98591563b506a83
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43478
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:026
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-1.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0385
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65424
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054349.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054355.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=035d002db1e1201e73e560d7d98591563b506a83
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-1.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65424
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.6%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

phpmyadmin

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