Is CVE-2014-8959 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8959 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8959?

CVE-2014-8959 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8959

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.7% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8786)
Published: November 30, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8786 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

opensuse / opensuse
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228(Broken Link)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-14.php(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71247
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/80cd40b6687a6717860d345d6eb55bef2908e961(Exploit)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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