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title: "CVE-2013-4998\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4998?format=md
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# CVE-2013-4998

Publication date 31 July 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8.2 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4.2 allows remote
attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid request, which
reveals the installation path in an error message, related to
pmd\_common.php and other files.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4998)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4998)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4998)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4998)

### Other references

* <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-12.php>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4998>
