CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
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.
Product
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB 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: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Patch: github.com
Timeline
07/01/2015 🔍08/01/2018 🔍
08/20/2018 🔍
08/20/2018 🔍
08/21/2018 🔍
05/02/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2015-5243 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/21/2018 06:43Updated: 05/02/2023 14:59
Changes: 08/21/2018 06:43 (54), 03/16/2020 20:42 (2), 05/02/2023 14:59 (5)
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