CVE-2009-1149 phpMyAdmin HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers and split responses in phpMyAdmin's BLOB streaming feature via crafted parameters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-1149?

CVE-2009-1149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 26 Mar 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in bs_disp_as_mime_type.php in the BLOB streaming feature in phpMyAdmin before 3.1.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via the (1) c_type and possibly (2) file_type parameters.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1149?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistAll versions3.1.3.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin PackagistAll versions3.1.3.1

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1149?

Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 3.1.3.1 or later.

Is CVE-2009-1149 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1149 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1149, GHSA-xrpq-63mp-9vcw.

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