CVE-2015-8669

Publication date 26 December 2015

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

libraries/config/messages.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.12, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.2, and 4.5.x before 4.5.3.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted request, which reveals the full path in an error message.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
phpmyadmin	25.10 questing	Not affected
	25.04 plucky	Not affected
	24.10 oracular	Not affected
	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Vulnerable
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

install path location disclosure, already widely known for packaged versions

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N