CVE-2018-5954 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.93% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpfreechat | phpfreechat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPFreeChat 1.7 - Denial of Service | 2018-01-21 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD