Improper Input Validation Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.5.5.1-1
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EPSS
0.1% (41st
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-PHPMYADMIN-535797
- published 1 Mar 2016
- disclosed 1 Mar 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.5.5.1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream phpmyadmin package and not the phpmyadmin package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2562
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178562.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178869.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/e42b7e3aedd29dd0f7a48575f20bfc5aca0ff976
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-13/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-2562