RCE in Phpmybackuppro

CVE-2015-3638

phpMyBackupPro before 2.5 does not validate integer input, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting scripts via the path, filename, and period parameters to scheduled.php, and making requests to injected scripts, or by injecting PHP into a PHP configuration variable via a PHP variable variable.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3638?
CVE-2015-3638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmybackuppro, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2015-3638?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.