CVE-2018-5954 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in phpFreeChat versions 1.7 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to disrupt service by sending numerous connect commands. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpfreechat:phpfreechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.