CVE-2009-1151Static 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 sav…
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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
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 96.56% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin | from 2.11.0 before 2.11.9.5; from 3.0.0 before 3.1.3.1 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 4.0; 5.0 | NVD |
References
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.phpx-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/x-refsource-misc, exploit, issue-tracking
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threadedmailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian, mailing-list
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, product
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115vendor-advisory, x-refsource-mandriva, broken-link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34430third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35635third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35585third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/x-refsource-misc, broken-link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1151us-government-resource
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