CVE-2009-1151 on CISA KEV

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.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• www.phpmyadmin.net — http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php
• security.gentoo.org — http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
• www.gnucitizen.org — http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-pr…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded
• www.debian.org — http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
• www.mandriva.com — http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/34430
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/35635
• phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net — http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/ph…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/35585
• labs.neohapsis.com — http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
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06Detection

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