CVE-2009-1151

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2009 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxphpMyAdmin

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 97%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score96.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 96.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Setup script used to generate configuration can be fooled using a crafted POST request to include arbitrary PHP code in generated configuration file.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 15, 2022
1658 days overdue

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.11.0 ≤ v < 2.11.9.53.0.0 ≤ v < 3.1.3.1
Affected range stops below 2.11.9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.1.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (16)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-94

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