CVE-2015-5243 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2018-08-20

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

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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

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.

The EPSS score is 0.06195.

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

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Phpwhois Project Phpwhois

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2018-08-20T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:08.414Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5243

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-20T21:29:00.417

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:28:44.660

Link: CVE-2015-5243

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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