VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2009-1151

phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVEXPLOIT ×3 ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 96.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 96.56% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits: 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 June 2009
CISA KEV: Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 96.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1151

Public exploits (3)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-16913 source ↗	phpMyAdmin - Config File Code Injection (Metasploit)php · Metasploit	webapps	3 July 2010	yes
EDB-8992 source ↗	phpMyAdmin - 'pmaPWN!' Code Injection / Remote Code Executionphp · Hacking Expose!	webapps	22 June 2009	yes
EDB-8921 source ↗	phpMyAdmin - '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injectionphp · Adrian _pagvac_ Pastor	webapps	9 June 2009	yes

References

http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlProduct
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824Mailing List
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/Exploit, Issue Tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlProduct
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824Mailing List
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/Exploit, Issue Tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.