Input validation error in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2016-2562
Published: March 1, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40432
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2562
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: phpMyAdmin
Affected software:
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2562
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/