CVE-2009-1151 phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution

What is CVE-2009-1151?

CVE-2009-1151 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 26 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1151?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1151?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Apr 2022.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2009-1151 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2009-1151 in the wild since at least 25 Mar 2022.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 3 Exploit-DB entries, 1 Nuclei template and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1151, GHSA-fw5c-3235-cprv.