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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-3638 · published 21 July 2017

CVE-2015-3638: Phpmybackuppro code injection vulnerability

Phpmybackuppro · Phpmybackuppro

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.1% · top 18.8% CWE-94 · Code injection
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/1 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032250 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/1 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032250 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-3638), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.