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CVE-2016-4338

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.

Severity
High 8.1
Published
23 Jan 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
25% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
SQL injection (CWE-89)
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ZabbixServers and applications · cpe:a:zabbix:zabbix
  • Version 3.0.2
  • Version 3.0.0
  • Version 2.2.12
  • Version 2.2.11
All 33 release lines
  • Version 2.0.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.0.6
  • Version 2.0.7
  • Version 2.0.8
  • Version 2.0.9
  • Version 2.0.10
  • Version 2.0.11
  • Version 2.0.12
  • Version 2.0.13
  • Version 2.0.14
  • Version 2.0.15
  • Version 2.0.16
  • Version 2.0.17
  • Version 2.2.0
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.2.4
  • Version 2.2.5
  • Version 2.2.6
  • Version 2.2.7
  • Version 2.2.8
  • Version 2.2.9
  • Version 2.2.10
  • Version 2.2.11
  • Version 2.2.12
  • Version 3.0.0
  • Version 3.0.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4338
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4338