# CVE-2016-5730: phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via

- Also known as: GHSA-WM9C-VCV2-VPQC
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3
- Published: 2016-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.0, fixed in 4.0.10.16
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.4, fixed in 4.4.15.7
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 4.6, fixed in 4.6.3

## Description

phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) an array value to FormDisplay.php, (2) incorrect data to validate.php, (3) unexpected data to Validator.php, (4) a missing config directory during setup, or (5) an incorrect OpenID identifier data type, which reveals the full path in an error message.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7, 4.6.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/96e0aa35653ec0c66084a7e9343465e16c1f769b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00114.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/cd229d718e8cb4bc8ba32446beaa82d27727b6f0
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-23/
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/331c560fbfa0e7d2dce674b5e88e983c5f2a451d
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b0180f18c828706af3a6800f0fb01a536d3ef8c7
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/27664605b945b13e1d2b71adea822ace2099cc96
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91379
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00113.html

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