CVEs / CVE-2009-1151

CVE-2009-1151: phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Mar 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 96.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 16 Jun 2026

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Summary

Setup script used to generate configuration can be fooled using a crafted POST request to include arbitrary PHP code in generated configuration file.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 26 Mar 2009 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	25 Mar 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	15 Apr 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-94

References

CVE-2009-1151 on NVD
CVE-2009-1151 in the CISA KEV catalog
CVE-2009-1151 on OSV
http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/ Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html Product
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824 Mailing 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-2009:115 Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1151 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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