CVE-2016-4338 EXPLOIT
8.1
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 21.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or SQL commands via the mysql.size parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.14% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zabbix | zabbix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Zabbix Agent 3.0.1 - 'mysql.size' Shell Command Injection | 2016-05-04 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements
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