VDB-123044 · CVE-2015-5243 · GCVE-0-2015-5243

phpwhois Whois Record code injection

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7.8	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpwhois. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Whois Record Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5243. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpwhois (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Whois Record Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The bug was discovered 08/01/2018. The weakness was shared 08/20/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5243 since 07/01/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

phpwhois

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/01/2015 🔍
08/01/2018 +1127 days 🔍
08/20/2018 +18 days 🔍
08/20/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/02/2023 +1715 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-5243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123044

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2018 06:43 AM
Updated: 05/02/2023 02:59 PM
Changes: 08/21/2018 06:43 AM (54), 03/16/2020 08:42 PM (2), 05/02/2023 02:59 PM (5)
Complete: 🔍
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