CVE-2016-6175 is an eval injection vulnerability in php-gettext versions 1.0.12 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through a specially crafted plural forms header. This critical vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks requiring low complexity and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-40154), yet there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php-gettext_project:php-gettext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.