CVE-2009-1151

Exp

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.

Published: 2009-03-26 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1151 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 95.44%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-25) affecting phpMyAdmin / phpMyAdmin. a weakness (CWE-94) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +2.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2009-1151

Name: phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-03-25

Action due: 2022-04-15

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1151

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16913 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗
8992 exploit_db edb 2009-06-22 Exploit-DB ↗
8921 exploit_db edb 2009-06-09 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1151

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 93.27% 95.44% +2.17%
2 2026-05-22 93.07% 93.27% +0.20%
3 2026-05-02 — 93.07% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1151

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1151

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1151

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2009-1151 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1151
gentoo high CVE-2009-1151: 1 GLSA(s) (200906-03), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/phpmyadmin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1151
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1151
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1151 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1151

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1151

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1151

URL Tags
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
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