# CVE-2016-5098: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error\_report.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2-prerelease allows remote attackers to determi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.6.2-prerelease allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by triggering an error.

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## References

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2dc9481d2af25b035778c67eaf0bfd2d2c59dd8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00043.html
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-15
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035980
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32

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