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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-03-01 11:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-02-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2b2b2b826568e66721b6802e08ccebf8d48db1c179c4815896017b1a3caf941d
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-65da02b95chttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
- www.phpmyadmin.nethttps://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-02ee5b4002http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- phpmyadmin Fixed in 4:4.5.5.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- phpmyadmin Fixed in 4:4.5.5.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- phpmyadmin Fixed in 4:4.5.5.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- phpmyadmin No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- phpmyadmin No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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