CVE-2009-1151

Known Exploited Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.34% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1151?
CVE-2009-1151 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1151?
To fix CVE-2009-1151, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1151 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2009-1151 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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