CVE-2016-6175 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 19.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
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 | 19.66% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php-gettext project | php-gettext |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP gettext 1.0.12 - 'gettext.php' Code Execution | 2016-07-25 |
References
- 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/
- 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/
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