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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-2208

avinu phpMyAdmin Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Published Dec 1, 2020 · catalog updated Dec 1, 2020 · phpMyAdmin

Patch now

CVE-2015-2208 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm phpMyAdmin against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
61.96%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor avinu phpMyAdmin

The saveObject function in moadmin.php in phpMoAdmin 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the object parameter. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor avinu phpMyAdminversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-2208

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-2208 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm phpMyAdmin against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 61.96%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 1, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The saveObject function in moadmin.php in phpMoAdmin 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the object parameter. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Dec 1, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2208

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-2208

    30-day exploitation probability 62.0%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2208

    The saveObject function in moadmin.php in phpMoAdmin 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the object parameter.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.