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Actively exploited · CISA KEV · NVD published 2009-03-26

CVE-2009-1151

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.

  1. First PoC
  2. 6161 days →Metasploit
  3. 178 days →First cited attacker

Signals

Exploited in the wild
Yesadded 2022-03-25 · due 2022-04-15. An observation, not a forecast.
EPSS · 30-day forecast
97%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD · CRITICAL
9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Internet exposure
not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

Exploits

5 known · links only

Metasploit1

  1. This module exploits a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin's setup feature which allows an attacker to inject arbitrary PHP code into a configuration file. The original advisory says the vulnerability is present in phpMyAdmin versions 2.11.x <= 2.11.9.4 and 3.x <= 3.1.3. There was a follow up vulnerability as the patch was incomplete, affecting versions 3.x <= 3.1.3.1. The file where our payload is written (phpMyAdmin/conf

    ruby · seen 2026-10-18

Exploit-DB3

  1. created 2009-06-09

  2. created 2009-06-22

  3. created 2010-07-03

Nuclei1

  1. PhpMyAdmin Scripts 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and 3.x before 3.1.3.1 are susceptible to a remote code execution in setup.php that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into a configuration file via the save action. Combined with the ability to save files on server, this can allow unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code.

    yaml · seen 2026-10-18

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