8.1

CVE-2016-4338: zabbix SQL Injection

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4338DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4338
Published 23-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4338 is a high (CVSS 8.1) SQL Injection vulnerability in zabbix. EPSS estimates a 21.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
47/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
21.14%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-4767-1

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

21.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 21.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
21.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (support.zabbix.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seclists.org)

    Maturity: unknown

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  • exploit-databaselocallinuxUnverified

    Zabbix Agent 3.0.1 - 'mysql.size' Shell Command Injection

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • zabbix< 1:3.0.3+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • zabbix< 1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1
Zabbix1 product
  • zabbix2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.11 | 2.0.12 | 2.0.13 | 2.0.14 | 2.0.15 | 2.0.16 | 2.0.17 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.6 | 2.2.7 | 2.2.8 | 2.2.9 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.11 | 2.2.12 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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