CRITICAL
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record
Published Aug 20, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.19%
Description
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.19% 0.06195
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06195
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.19% (0.06195) | 93.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.19% (0.06195) | 92.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 11.63% (0.11626) | 93.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 5.14% (0.05138) | 89.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.24% (0.10242) | 92.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.98% (0.16979) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.24% (0.10242) | 92.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.00% (0.02005) | 88.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.12% (0.05115) | 93.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.02% (0.05023) | 92.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 4.73% (0.04734) | 91.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 4.33% (0.04330) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.11% (0.04106) | 90.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.73% (0.06729) | 91.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.73% (0.06729) | 90.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.73% (0.06729) | 78.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-execution x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/brightlocal/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/david-garcia/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/ivankristianto/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/kazist/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpwhois/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/serluck/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simple-updates/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/truckersmp/phpwhois/CVE-2015-5243.yaml
- https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c95f-27gx-6vq9 Advisory
- https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_Execution x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5243
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 20, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 1, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5243
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-C95F-27GX-6VQ9 Updated n/a