VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5243
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.19%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.19% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- phpwhois project/phpwhois
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-executionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_ExecutionExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-executionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_ExecutionExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.