Is CVE-2009-1151 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1151 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1151?

CVE-2009-1151 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2009-1151?

Patch guidance is available from phpmyadmin security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2009-1151.

Fix CVE-2009-1151 - CRITICAL phpmyadmin phpmyadmin

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2009-1151?

4 products: phpmyadmin phpmyadmin, phpmyadmin phpmyadmin, debian debian linux, debian debian linux.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PHPMYADMIN
Published: 3/26/2009
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

phpmyadmin : phpmyadminphpmyadmin : phpmyadmindebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD