phpMyBackupPro before 2.5 does not validate integer input, which allows remote…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmybackuppro:phpmybackuppro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5 | Vulnerable | PhpMyBackupPro |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmybackuppro:phpmybackuppro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5 Vulnerable ·PhpMyBackupPro
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx89-qj4v-348g
References
More Phpmybackuppro vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-03503 Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.5… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03079 phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly sanitize input strings, which allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-03502 Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.4… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03077 SQL injection vulnerability in phpMyBackupPro when run in multi-user mode before 2.5… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2015-03080 phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly escape the "." character in request… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-03841 Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2015-3638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx89-qj4v-348g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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