CVE-2015-5243

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Published Aug 20, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 6.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpwhois_project:phpwhois:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-3545	phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
Github GHSA	GHSA-c95f-27gx-6vq9	phpWhois arbitrary code execution via a crafted whois record

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.2% (6.195% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-execution
https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0
https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_Execution
https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3

History

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Subscriptions

Phpwhois Project Phpwhois

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Aug 20, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:41 AM
Reserved: Jul 1, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 20, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM

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