CVE-2016-2562

CVE-2016-2562 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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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