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CVE-2016-2562

Published: 1 March 2016

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
phpmyadmin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
bionic Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
disco Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
groovy Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
impish Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
jammy Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
lunar Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
mantic Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (4:4.5.5.1-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Needed

yakkety Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4:4.6.0-2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N