CVE-2016-4338

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 25.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

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.

Affected products

Zabbix: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5 (+27)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9

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