CVE-2015-5243 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in phpWhois, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted WHOIS record. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this flaw has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpwhois_project:phpwhois:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.