CVE-2016-2562

medium

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.

References

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/

https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-5533

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-03-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00337