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Vulnerability details: VCID-2f7e-49ww-e7cq
Vulnerability ID VCID-2f7e-49ww-e7cq
Aliases CVE-2016-2562
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2562
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/
CVE-2016-2562 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
No exploits are available.
There are no known vectors.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.45863
EPSS Score 0.0023
Published At Dec. 19, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-12-19T17:41:31.025656+00:00 Debian Importer Import https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/data/json 37.0.0