Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-2562
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 47.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.8
CVSS v2 Score 5.8
References
- 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/
- 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/
Products affected by CVE-2016-2562
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.4
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.5.5