Is CVE-2009-1151 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2009-1151 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 25, 2022.

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

CVE-2009-1151 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2009-1151

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 96.6%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 96.6% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 25, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1151)
Published: March 26, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 25, 2022; federal remediation due April 15, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1151 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin

References

http://labs.neohapsis.com/2009/04/06/about-cve-2009-1151/(Broken Link)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html(Product)
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/scripts/setup.php?r1=11514&r2=12301&pathrev=12301(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34430(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35585(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35635(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-03.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1824(Mailing List)
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:115(Broken Link)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2009-3.php(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504191/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34236(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1151(US Government Resource)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8921(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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