CVE-2015-5243

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

CVSS v3.0 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

6.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93rd percentile

Published

2018-08-20

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_Execution29★ · 2026-07-30

Security advisories

• sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6…
• https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-execution
• Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0
• jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
• advisories/GHSA-c95f-27gx-6vq9

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

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• CVE-2018-13982
• CVE-2018-17532
• CVE-2018-17533
• CVE-2018-17534
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