CVE-2015-5243 : phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois r

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

Published 2018-08-20 21:29:00

Updated 2019-06-26 12:48:16

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2015-5243

Phpwhois Project » Phpwhois
Versions up to, including, (<=) 4.2.2
cpe:2.3:a:phpwhois_project:phpwhois:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

5.12%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 93 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

phpWhois/CHANGELOG.md at master · jsmitty12/phpWhois · GitHub
Release Notes;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_Execution

advisories/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_Execution at public · sbaresearch/advisories · GitHub
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3

All eval's removed · sparc/phpWhois.org@5cc5724 · GitHub
Patch;Vendor Advisory
https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-execution

CVE-2015-5243 phpWhois Remote Code Execution
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0

remove eval-s · Gemorroj/phpwhois@91c937e · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19

CVE-2015-5243: Remote Code Execution · Issue #19 · jsmitty12/phpWhois · GitHub
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory

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