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CVE-2016-2562

phpMyAdmin Improper Input Validation

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.78%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2562
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2562
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5533 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2022-5533
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf 6.8

phpMyAdmin Improper Input Validation

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.

Record
GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2562
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2562 6.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2562
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf 6.8

phpMyAdmin Improper Input Validation

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.

Record
GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2562 6.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2562
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 No score

phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Packagist
 4.5 up to 4.5.5.1
4.5.5.1
phpmyadmin
Debian:12
 before 4:4.5.5.1-1
4:4.5.5.1-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:13
 before 4:4.5.5.1-1
4:4.5.5.1-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:14
 before 4:4.5.5.1-1
4:4.5.5.1-1
phpmyadmin
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1
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4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
 None known
phpmyadmin
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4:4.4.13.1-14:4.5.0.2-24:4.5.1-14:4.5.1-24:4.5.1-3
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4:4.5.2-14:4.5.2-24:4.5.3.1-14:4.5.4-14:4.5.4.1-24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.14:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm24:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm34:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm44:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm54:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6
 None known
phpMyAdmin
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 4.6.5.2-1.1
4.6.5.2-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2562 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Phpmyadmin, published March 1, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.5.5.1.

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