Medium
Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-2562
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2016-2562
Complete source record
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