CVE-2016-2562

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CVE-2016-2562

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CVE-2016-2562 at MITRE

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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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	5.8
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Medium
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	Partial
Integrity Impact	Partial
Availability Impact	None

CVSS v3 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	6.8
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality Impact	None
Integrity Impact	High
Availability Impact	None
CVSSv3 Version	3

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 968928 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
openSUSE Tumbleweed	phpMyAdmin >= 4.6.5.2-1.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10054

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Mar 1 14:15:22 2016
CVE page last modified: Sat Jun 15 22:56:26 2024