CVE-2016-4338
The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or SQL commands via the mysql.size parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 25.17% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 May 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- zabbix/zabbix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 17.3% on 21 September 2026 to 25.2% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvementsVendor Advisory
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvementsVendor Advisory
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvementsVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvementsVendor Advisory
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvementsVendor Advisory
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvementsVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.