CVE-2004-1147

phpMyAdmin < 2.6.1 - Remote Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1147. PoCs published by Nicolas Gregoire.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit leverages insufficient input sanitization in phpMyAdmin to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted payload. The payload includes a reverse shell command (`nc -e /bin/sh $IP 80`), indicating a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

Description

phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl2, and other versions before 2.6.1, with external transformations enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nicolas Gregoire · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24817

The exploit leverages insufficient input sanitization in phpMyAdmin to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted payload. The payload includes a reverse shell command (`nc -e /bin/sh $IP 80`), indicating a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl2 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable phpMyAdmin instance · Attacker-controlled IP to receive the reverse shell
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18441
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110295781828323&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.1159
EPSS Percentile 95.5%

Details

Status published
Products (15)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.4.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.4
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.5
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.5_pl1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.5_rc1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.5_rc2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.5.6_rc1
... and 5 more
Published Jan 10, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026