CVE-2016-6175 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in php-gettext 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted plural forms header.

Published: 2017-02-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 10.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php-gettext_project:php-gettext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10928.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/php-gettext/+bug/1606184
https://github.com/NagVis/nagvis/commit/4fe8672a5aec3467da72b5852ca6d283c15adb53
https://kmkz-web-blog.blogspot.cz/2016/07/advisory-cve-2016-6175.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40154/

History

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Subscriptions

Php-gettext Project Php-gettext

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-07T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.611Z

Reserved: 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6175

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-07T15:59:00.397

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6175

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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