CVE-2015-5243

phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_Execution	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-execution	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpwhois_project:phpwhois:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-08-20 14:29

Updated : 2019-06-26 05:48

NVD link : CVE-2015-5243

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5243

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Products Affected

phpwhois_project

phpwhois

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