CVE-2009-1151

Publication date 26 March 2009

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
phpmyadmin	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 4:2.11.8.1-1ubuntu0.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 4:2.11.3-1ubuntu1.2
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 4:2.8.0.3-1ubuntu0.2

Notes

mdeslaur

PoC: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8921 other PoC: http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
phpmyadmin	Upstream: http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301 Merge: https://code.launchpad.net/~ari-tczew/ubuntu/dapper/phpmyadmin/fix-CVE-2009-1151/+merge/23166

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H