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CVE-2009-1151

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 26, 2009
Published Date
March 26, 2009
Last Updated
February 10, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
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 Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236 http://secunia.com/advisories/34430 http://secunia.com/advisories/35635 http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921 http://secunia.com/advisories/35585 http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/phpmyadmin_config.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:28 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2009/CVE-2009-1151.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

phpmyadmin_config

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2009-1151