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Vulnerability details: VCID-r3az-36ru-jbhv
Vulnerability ID VCID-r3az-36ru-jbhv
Aliases CVE-2016-2562
GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.8 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
cvssv3.1 6.8 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf
cvssv3.1 6.8 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 6.8 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
cvssv3.1 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
cvssv3.1 6.8 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2562
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2562
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/
GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2562
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.45856
EPSS Score 0.0023
Published At Aug. 4, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:12:48.246846+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf/GHSA-w8qg-j9fp-hrjf.json 37.0.0