CVE-2015-5243
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.2% (pctl 93)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.2% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-08-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpwhois project | phpwhois |
References
- 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
- 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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