Critical severity · published Mar 26, 2009
CVE-2009-1151
phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
96.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and 3.x before 3.1.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into a configuration file via the save action.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)96.6% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 25, 2022
Federal remediation dueApr 15, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
4.0; 5.0 · source: NVD
PH
Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin
2.11.0 before 2.11.9.5; 3.0.0 before 3.1.3.1 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1151
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1151
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php
vendor-advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml
third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/
mailing-list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded
vendor-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824
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