CVE-2016-6175

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Published Feb 7, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 19.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in php-gettext 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted plural forms header.

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:php-gettext_project:php-gettext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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: 19.7% (19.660% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/php-gettext/+bug/1606184
https://github.com/NagVis/nagvis/commit/4fe8672a5aec3467da72b5852ca6d283c15adb53
https://kmkz-web-blog.blogspot.cz/2016/07/advisory-cve-2016-6175.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40154/

History

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Subscriptions

Php-gettext Project Php-gettext

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 7, 2017, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

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