# CVE-2014-8961: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error\_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4

- 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/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information about a file's line count via a crafted 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.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-16.php
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b99b6b6672ff2419f05b05740c80c7a23c1da994
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71245

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