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CVE-2016-2562

Date: March 1, 2016

The checkHTTP function in libraries/Config.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 does not verify X.509 certificates from api.github.com SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof these servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2562
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-2562

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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