CVE-2019-6799: phpMyAdmin Arbitrary file read vulnerability

medium Affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-13; advisory modified 2024-04-24.

phpMyAdmin Arbitrary file read vulnerability

Package: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Composer
Affected versions: >=4.8 and <4.8.5
Fixed in: 4.8.5
Severity: medium CVSS 5.9
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 15% (96.7th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-13
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-22

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