# CVE-2014-8959: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/gis/GIS\_Factory.class.php in the GIS editor in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/gis/GIS_Factory.class.php in the GIS editor in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a crafted geometry-type parameter.

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71247
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/80cd40b6687a6717860d345d6eb55bef2908e961
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-14.php

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