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title: "CVE-2014-4987\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-2014-4987?format=md
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# CVE-2014-4987

Publication date 20 July 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

server\_user\_groups.php in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.2 and 4.2.x before
4.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access
restrictions and read the MySQL user list via a viewUsers request.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 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 | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable |
| 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4987?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | * Upstream:   [395265e](https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/395265e9937beb21134626c01a21f44b28e712e5) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4987)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4987)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-4987)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4987)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/395265e9937beb21134626c01a21f44b28e712e5>
* <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-7.php>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4987>