CVE-2012-5159

Exp

phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) in server_sync.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an eval injection attack.

Published: 2012-09-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5159 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 74.52%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-5159

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21834 exploit_db edb 2012-10-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5159

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 87.94% 74.52% -13.42%
2 2025-03-17 86.33% 87.94% +1.61%
3 2025-02-01 — 86.33% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5159

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
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-2012-5159

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5159

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-5159 unimportant 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-2012-5159
ubuntu high CVE-2012-5159 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): not-affected 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5159

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-5159

Comment: Although not found in all distributions of this software, the vulnerability was scored assuming that it was. End-users will need to identify whether their distribution does in fact contain the vulnerability.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5159

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 3.5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5159

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