Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/141820?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/141820?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-q6z8-dgxc-h3fr", "summary": "phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) in server_sync.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an eval injection attack.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2012-5159" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935154?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin@0?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin@0%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935143?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin@4:5.0.4%2Bdfsg2-2%2Bdeb11u1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { 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"http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin@4:5.2.2-really%252Bdfsg-1%252Bdeb13u1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935144?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin@4:5.2.3%2Bdfsg-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin@4:5.2.3%252Bdfsg-1%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5159", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99488", "published_at": "2026-05-15T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99473", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99475", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99476", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99478", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99479", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99482", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99483", "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99484", "published_at": "2026-05-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99486", "published_at": "2026-05-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.8794", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99487", "published_at": "2026-05-12T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5159" }, { "reference_url": "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q3/562", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q3/562" }, { "reference_url": "http://sourceforge.net/blog/phpmyadmin-back-door/", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://sourceforge.net/blog/phpmyadmin-back-door/" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-5.php", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-5.php" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55672", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55672" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5159", "reference_id": "CVE-2012-5159", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5159" }, { "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/21834.rb", "reference_id": "CVE-2012-5159;OSVDB-85739", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/21834.rb" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 94, "name": "Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')", "description": "The product constructs all or part of a code 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