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CVE-2012-5159· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced

phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) in server_sync.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an eval injection attack.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Sep 25, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
74.5% · 99th percentile
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Action score

52

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
22 / 30 · 74.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
phpmyadminphpmyadmin

Affected versions

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  • phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.2.2

Same product

phpmyadmin: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    98Now
  • CVE-2018-12613An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can include (view and potentially execute) files on the serve
    65This week
  • CVE-2016-5734phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the p
    63This week
  • CVE-2020-26935An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3.
    59Plan
  • CVE-2020-5504In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page.
    47Plan
  • CVE-2004-1147phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl2, and other versions before 2.6.1, with external transformations enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2012-10-10
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/phpmyadmin_3522_backdoorphpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2 server_sync.php Backdoorexploit2012-09-25

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Metasploit-1 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+14 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+5117 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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