phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly sanitize input strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP c…

published 2017-07-21 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-3677

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly sanitize input strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by storing a crafted string in a user configuration file.

Patch / fix

links 1

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/1 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/1
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1032250
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/4
mailing-list, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-3639
NVD CVE-2015-3639

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