CVE-2016-2562
N/A
Published: March 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorphpMyAdmin
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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