CVE-2015-5243

phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.

• CWE-94

• https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-executionThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_ExecutionExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/cve-2015-5243-phpwhois-remote-code-executionThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/Gemorroj/phpwhois/commit/91c937e03c876ba1290b6de2a3ad953d2105fdd0Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jsmitty12/phpWhois/issues/19Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180425-01_phpWhois_Code_ExecutionExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/sparc/phpWhois.org/commit/5cc572490c9053d46598ec9348a11e36a5a33a46#diff-f150ae17da7341bf6c2eff928684b3a3Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Aug 20, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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