VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-5159

phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) in server_sync.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 74.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 74.52% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 October 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 74.5% since 4 November 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.

Public exploits (1)

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-21834 source ↗	phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2 - 'server_sync.php' Backdoor (Metasploit)php · Metasploit	webapps	10 October 2012	yes

References

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