The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in…
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- 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-89.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.25174 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 33
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.9 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
Show 23 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.11 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.12 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.13 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.14 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.15 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.16 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.17 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.7 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.8 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.9 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.10 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.11 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.12 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
| cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Zabbix |
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.12 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.13 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.14 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.15 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.16 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.17 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.7 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.9 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.10 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.11 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.12 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
- cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Zabbix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-399r-wgcm-v67f
References
Exploit 4
Advisory 4
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements
- https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
- GLSA-201612-42
More Zabbix vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07300 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Zabbix Frontend KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28315 SQL injection in user.get API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2016-08210 SQL injection vulnerability in Zabbix before 2.2.14 and 3.0 before 3.0.4 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-04884 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Zabbix 1.8.x before 1.8.18rc1, 2.0.x before 2.0.9rc1, and 2.1.x before 2.1.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07303 Possible view of the setup pages by unauthenticated users if config file already exists KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-14721 Time Based SQL Injection in Zabbix Server Audit Log CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-4338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-399r-wgcm-v67f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-4338 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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