Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2016-2562

Disclosure Date: March 01, 2016
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.8 Medium
Impact Score:
4
Exploitability Score:
2.2
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • phpmyadmin

Products

  • phpmyadmin 4.5.0,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.0.1,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.0.2,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.1,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.2,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.3,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.3.1,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.4,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.4.1,
  • phpmyadmin 4.5.5
Technical Analysis