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CVE-2014-4987

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4987 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from opensuse, from phpmyadmin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-07-20T11:12:51.290

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.2	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.3	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.5	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.6	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.7	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.8	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.9	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.10	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.11	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.12	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.13	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.14	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.1.14.1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.2.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.2.1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.2.2	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.2.3	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.2.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	4.2.5	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00045.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60397 Permissions Required ([email protected])
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-7.php Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68804 ([email protected])
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/395265e9937beb21134626c01a21f44b28e712e5 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00045.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60397 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-7.php Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68804 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/395265e9937beb21134626c01a21f44b28e712e5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For opensuse's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.