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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2009-1151

Assigner-mitre

Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At-26 Mar, 2009 | 14:00

Updated At-30 Jul, 2025 | 01:47

phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

EPSS History

Score

Latest Score

N/A

Percentile

Latest Percentile

N/A

▼Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

cisa.gov

Vendor:

phpMyAdmin

Product:phpMyAdmin

Added At:25 Mar, 2022

Due At:15 Apr, 2022

phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Used in Ransomware

Unknown

CWE

CWE-94

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1151

▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:mitre

Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At:26 Mar, 2009 | 14:00

Updated At:30 Jul, 2025 | 01:47

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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 Products

Vendor

n/a

Product

n/a

Versions

Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

CWE ID: N/A

Description: n/a

References

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

Hyperlink: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_GENTOO

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34642

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRIVA

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34430

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35635

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35585

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

1. CVE Program Container

References

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

Hyperlink: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_GENTOO

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34642

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRIVA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34430

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35635

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35585

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
CWE	CWE-94	CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Type: CWE

CWE ID: CWE-94

Description: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Metrics

Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Version: 3.1

Base score: 9.8

Base severity: CRITICAL

Vector:

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

Metrics Other Info

kev

dateAdded:

2022-03-25

reference:

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1151

Timeline

Event	Date
CVE-2009-1151 added to CISA KEV	2022-03-25 00:00:00

Event: CVE-2009-1151 added to CISA KEV

Date: 2022-03-25 00:00:00

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@mitre.org

Published At:26 Mar, 2009 | 14:30

Updated At:14 Mar, 2025 | 15:23

CISA Catalog

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
2022-03-25	2022-04-15	phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Date Added: 2022-03-25

Due Date: 2022-04-15

Vulnerability Name: phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Secondary	3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 3.1

Base score: 9.8

Base severity: CRITICAL

Vector:

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

Type: Secondary

Version: 3.1

Base score: 9.8

Base severity: CRITICAL

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 7.5

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

phpMyAdmin

>>phpmyadmin>>Versions from 2.11.0(inclusive) to 2.11.9.5(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

phpMyAdmin

>>phpmyadmin>>Versions from 3.0.0(inclusive) to 3.1.3.1(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Debian GNU/Linux

>>debian_linux>>4.0

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Debian GNU/Linux

>>debian_linux>>5.0

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-94	Primary	nvd@nist.gov
CWE-94	Secondary	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

CWE ID: CWE-94

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-94

Type: Secondary

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html	cve@mitre.org	Product
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824	cve@mitre.org	Mailing List
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php	cve@mitre.org	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Product
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Mailing List
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Hyperlink: http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Product

Hyperlink: http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34430

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34642

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35585

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35635

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Mailing List

Hyperlink: http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Exploit

Issue Tracking

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Hyperlink: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Patch

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Third Party Advisory

VDB Entry

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Broken Link

Third Party Advisory

VDB Entry

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Exploit

Third Party Advisory

VDB Entry

Hyperlink: http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/