PT-2016-5209 · Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin

Published 2016-03-01 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-2562

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpMyAdmin versions 4.5.x through 4.5.5.0

Description The issue concerns the checkHTTP function in the Config.class.php file, which fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, specifically those from api.github.com. This oversight allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof these servers, potentially obtaining sensitive information by using a crafted certificate.

Recommendations For phpMyAdmin versions 4.5.x through 4.5.5.0, update to version 4.5.5.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the checkHTTP function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Config.class.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the checkHTTP function for verifying SSL connections until the issue is resolved.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2562

GHSA-W8QG-J9FP-HRJF

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1

Affected Products

Phpmyadmin

References · 139

• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2562 · Security Note
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6633 · Note