CVE-2014-8959

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    CVE-2014-8959

    Published: 30 Nov 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/gis/GIS_Factory.class.php in the GIS editor in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a crafted geometry-type parameter.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228, http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-14.php, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03, https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/80cd40b6687a6717860d345d6eb55bef2908e961, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71247

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High