CVE-2016-2562

NameCVE-2016-2562
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
phpmyadmin (PTS)bullseye4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4:5.2.1+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie4:5.2.1+dfsg-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
phpmyadminsourcewheezy(not affected)
phpmyadminsourcejessie(not affected)
phpmyadminsource(unstable)4:4.5.5.1-1unimportant

Notes

vulnerability is only in the test suite

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