CVE-2012-4219 (GCVE-0-2012-4219)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-21 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:28
VLAI
Summary
show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to lack of inclusion of the common.inc.php library file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2012-08-09 00:00
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