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,
02 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,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 25.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-01-23 21:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 00:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-04-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5a36ba859c22d23616bd08b4474be9afbee1a6df2a441018d1177b32e2c892d9
05 Affected products
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
- www.exploit-db.com39769https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/
- www.securityfocus.com20160503 CVE-2016-4338: Zabbix Agent 3.0.1 mysql.size shell command injectionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
- support.zabbix.comhttps://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741
- www.zabbix.comhttps://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
- www.zabbix.comhttps://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements
- seclists.org20160503 CVE-2016-4338: Zabbix Agent 3.0.1 mysql.size shell command injectionhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
- www.zabbix.comhttps://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
- www.securityfocus.com89631http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-42https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- zabbix Fixed in 1:3.0.3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- zabbix Fixed in 1:3.0.3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- zabbix Fixed in 1:3.0.3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- zabbix Fixed in 1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.