CVE-2009-1151

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)⚠ Active exploitation💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 9.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 97%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
Score date: 10/3/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

CISA KEV — actively exploited

Added to catalog: 3/25/2022
Remediation due date: 4/15/2022
Known ransomware use: Unknown

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · phpMyAdmin Config File Code Injection
Published on Exploit-DB · phpMyAdmin - Config File Code Injection (Metasploit) (7/3/2010)
Published on Exploit-DB · phpMyAdmin - 'pmaPWN!' Code Injection / Remote Code Execution (6/22/2009)
Published on Exploit-DB · phpMyAdmin - '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injection (6/9/2009)
Nuclei template (automated mass detection) · PhpMyAdmin Scripts - Remote Code Execution
Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub

⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %
Secondary impactT1505.003 Web Shellpersistence85 %

Inyección de código PHP en setup.php sin autenticación (AV:N PR:N) permite ejecución remota de comandos y creación de web shell en servidor web.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Disable or Remove Feature or Program Vulnerability Scanning User Account Management Restrict Web-Based Content Network Segmentation

Affected technologies (2)

Debian — Debian Linux Phpmyadmin — Phpmyadmin

CWEs

CWE-94
CWE-94

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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