{
    "id": "CVE-2016-4338",
    "published": "2017-01-23 21:59:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:47:22",
    "cvss_score": "8.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-89",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.21141",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97511",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "zabbix",
            "product": "zabbix"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39769",
            "title": "Zabbix Agent 3.0.1 - 'mysql.size' Shell Command Injection",
            "date": "2016-05-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}