ubuntu-cve-2016-2562
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-03-01 11:59
Modified
2025-09-08 16:43
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "phpmyadmin",
            "binary_version": "4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "phpmyadmin",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/phpmyadmin@4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4:4.0.6-1",
        "4:4.0.8-1",
        "4:4.0.9-1",
        "4:4.0.10-1",
        "4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1",
        "4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
        "4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2",
        "4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3",
        "4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "phpmyadmin",
            "binary_version": "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "phpmyadmin",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/phpmyadmin@4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4:4.4.13.1-1",
        "4:4.5.0.2-2",
        "4:4.5.1-1",
        "4:4.5.1-2",
        "4:4.5.1-3",
        "4:4.5.2-1",
        "4:4.5.2-2",
        "4:4.5.3.1-1",
        "4:4.5.4-1",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu1",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm2",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm3",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm4",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm5",
        "4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2562",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:39Z",
  "published": "2016-03-01T11:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2562"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2562"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-2562"
  ]
}



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