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CVE-2009-1151 kev in the critical feed json

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 inj…

published 2009-03-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1151

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-03-25
epss
96.6%
EPSS 96.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.9.5, 3.1.3.1
  • phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:3.1.3.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1151

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-1151 updated

phpMyAdmin: multiple security fixes in 3.1.3.1 (PMASA-2009-{1,2,3})

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/phpmyadmin_config)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-04-15 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin
CISA name
phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

96.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/phpmyadmin_config phpMyAdmin Config File Code Injection metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2009-03-24
  • EDB-16913 phpMyAdmin - Config File Code Injection (Metasploit) webapps, 2010-07-03
  • EDB-8992 phpMyAdmin - 'pmaPWN!' Code Injection / Remote Code Execution webapps, 2009-06-22
  • EDB-8921 phpMyAdmin - '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injection webapps, 2009-06-09
  • Nuclei template PhpMyAdmin Scripts - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
  • gnucitizen.org http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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