CVE-2015-5243: Phpwhois Project Phpwhois

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 6.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Phpwhois Project Phpwhois: up to and including 4.2.2

Published 2018-08-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.