CVE-2015-5243
phpWhois arbitrary code execution via a crafted whois record
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.2%
Description
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
How to fix CVE-2015-5243
To remediate CVE-2015-5243, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Packagist/brightlocal/phpwhois—no fix listed
- Packagist/david-garcia/phpwhois—no fix listed
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 5.1.0 or later
- —no fix listed
- —no fix listed
- —no fix listed
- —no fix listed
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2015-5243 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (9)
- from 0, <= 4.2.5
- from 0, <= 4.3.1
- from 0, <= 4.3.0
- from 0, < 5.1.0
- from 0, <= 4.2.6
- from 0, <= 4.2.5
- from 0, <= 4.2.6
- from 0, <= 1.0.0
- from 0, <= 4.3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (15)
- ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5243
- WEBblog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-execution
- WEBgithub.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/brightlocal/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- WEBgithub.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/david-garcia/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml