CVE-2016-2562
MEDIUM6.8EPSS 0.23%phpMyAdmin Improper Input Validation
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 5/7/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/phpmyadminfrom 0, < 4:4.5.5.1-1
- Packagist/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin>= 4.5, < 4.5.5.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References (7)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2562
- PATCHhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
- WEBhttps://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13