# CVE-2009-1149: phpMyAdmin HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1149, GHSA-xrpq-63mp-9vcw

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1149?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin` | Packagist | All versions | 3.1.3.1 |
| `phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin` | Packagist | All versions | 3.1.3.1 |

Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

- [CVE-2008-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7251/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7252/): phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0203/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1147/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22452/): phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1149 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.3.1
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.3.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1149/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1149/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1149
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1149
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1149

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1149/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.