CVE-2018-5954
phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.93% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- phpfreechat/phpfreechat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.5% on 21 September 2026 to 8.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146037/PHPFreeChat-1.7-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43852/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146037/PHPFreeChat-1.7-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43852/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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