🛡️ CVE-2015-5243 — phpwhois
Description
phpWhois arbitrary code execution via a crafted whois record
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2015-5243 is classified as CWE-94: Code Injection. Input is incorporated into code that the runtime evaluates, so an attacker can have their own code executed.
Affected software
CVE-2015-5243 is recorded against 9 packages.
- brightlocal/phpwhois
- david-garcia/phpwhois
- ivankristianto/phpwhois
- jsmitty12/phpwhois (fixed in 5.1.0)
- kazist/phpwhois
- phpwhois/phpwhois
- serluck/phpwhois
- simple-updates/phpwhois
- truckersmp/phpwhois
Timeline and source
Published on 14 May 2022 and last revised on 23 April 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
blog.nettitude.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
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github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| brightlocal/phpwhois | — | — |
| david-garcia/phpwhois | — | — |
| ivankristianto/phpwhois | — | — |
| jsmitty12/phpwhois | — | 5.1.0 |
| kazist/phpwhois | — | — |
| phpwhois/phpwhois | — | — |
| serluck/phpwhois | — | — |
| simple-updates/phpwhois | — | — |
| truckersmp/phpwhois | — | — |
References
More CVE 2015 advisories
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Exploit Protection
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