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GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-W8QG-J9FP-HRJF

HistoryMay 17, 2022 - 3:31 a.m.

phpMyAdmin Improper Input Validation

2022-05-1703:31:14

CWE-20

GitHub Advisory Database

github.com

phpmyadmin

input validation

vulnerability

ssl

man-in-the-middle

x.509 certificates

api.github.com

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

CVSS3

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

40.2%

JSON

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.