Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1151
phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2024, 5:48 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-1151 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1151 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Phpmyadmin phpmyadmin
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1151.

URL Resource
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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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gnarkill78/CSA_S2_2024

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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e-Thug/PhpMyAdmin

Based on the x.pl exploit/loader script for CVE-2009-1151

Python

Updated: 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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None

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duckstroms/Web-CTF-Cheatsheet

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Elsfa7-110/kenzer-templates

None

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Updated: 1 month ago
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ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates

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pagvac/pocs

phpMyAdmin '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injection RCE PoC (CVE-2009-1151)

Shell

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
7 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Feb. 3, 2018, 10:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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w181496/Web-CTF-Cheatsheet

Web CTF CheatSheet 🐈

cheatsheet ctf

Ruby PHP Batchfile PowerShell Python VBScript Classic ASP ASP.NET

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
2596 stars 475 fork 475 watcher
Born at : Dec. 14, 2017, 3:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 31 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1151 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1151 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/ No Types Assigned http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/ Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html Product
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34430 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34430 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35585 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35585 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35635 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35635 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/ No Types Assigned http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/ Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.1.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.11.0 up to (excluding) 2.11.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.3.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8921 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1151 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1151 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

88.94 }} 9.00%

score

0.98768

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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