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CVE-2009-1151 phpMyAdmin CVE debrief

CVE-2009-1151 is identified in the supplied official records as a phpMyAdmin remote code execution vulnerability and is listed by CISA in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. That KEV listing means defenders should treat it as a confirmed active-risk issue and apply vendor-recommended updates as soon as possible. The supplied timeline shows the KEV record was added on 2022-03-25 with a due date of 2022-04-15; that timing reflects the catalog record, not the original vulnerability creation date.

Vendor
phpMyAdmin
Product
phpMyAdmin
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-03-25
Original CVE updated
2022-03-25
Advisory published
2022-03-25
Advisory updated
2022-03-25

Who should care

Security teams, system administrators, and application owners responsible for phpMyAdmin deployments should care most, especially where the service is internet-facing, broadly reachable inside a network, or used for administrative database access.

Technical summary

The supplied corpus identifies the issue only at a high level: a remote code execution vulnerability in phpMyAdmin. CISA’s KEV entry marks it as known exploited and directs defenders to apply updates per vendor instructions. No deeper technical details, exploit conditions, or affected-version specifics are included in the provided source material.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all phpMyAdmin installations and identify which instances are exposed or reachable by administrators.
  • Apply vendor updates or mitigations per official instructions as soon as possible.
  • Prioritize remediation for internet-facing, shared, or production administrative environments.
  • Verify patch status after remediation and document the fixed versions in asset records.
  • Review access controls and limit phpMyAdmin exposure to trusted administrative paths and users only.

Evidence notes

Evidence is limited to the supplied CISA KEV metadata and official reference links. The corpus explicitly names the vulnerability as a phpMyAdmin remote code execution issue, states that it is in the KEV catalog, and instructs defenders to apply updates per vendor instructions. The provided timeline dates are used only as record dates for the KEV listing.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2009-1151 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1151

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2009-1151 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1151

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.