# CVE-2012-1902: show\_config\_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.10.2, when a configuration file does not exist, allows remote attackers to obtain sens

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-04-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.10.2, when a configuration file does not exist, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message about this missing file.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079566.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079435.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52858
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/c51817d3b8cb05ff54dca9373c0667e29b8498d4
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:050
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079475.html
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-2.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74608

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