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phpMyAdmin: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2016-2562)

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phpMyAdmin: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2016-2562)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/04/2017
Modified
10/16/2019

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.

Solution(s)

  • phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest

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