CVE-2015-8669

libraries/config/messages.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.12, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.2,...

5.3 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.20%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2015-8669
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-8669
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-8546 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-8546
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrjr-q5hm-729r 5.3

libraries/config/messages.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.12, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.2,...

Record: GHSA-mrjr-q5hm-729r
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

Record: CVE-2015-8669
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8669 5.3

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8669
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8669 5.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8669
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2016-0002 No score

Updated phpmyadmin packages fix security vulnerability

By calling some scripts that are part of phpMyAdmin in an unexpected way, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed (CVE-2015-8669).

Record: MGASA-2016-0002
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 No score

phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

phpmyadmin

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`phpmyadmin` Debian:12	before 4:4.5.3.1-1	4:4.5.3.1-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:13	before 4:4.5.3.1-1	4:4.5.3.1-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:14	before 4:4.5.3.1-1	4:4.5.3.1-1
`phpmyadmin` Mageia:5	before 4.2.13.3-1.3.mga5	4.2.13.3-1.3.mga5
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4	None known
`phpMyAdmin` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs	before 4.6.5.2-1.1	4.6.5.2-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8669 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Phpmyadmin, published December 26, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.5.3.1-1.

References

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