CVE-2018-5954 json
phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17721
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.9%
- EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.
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- First public exploit (EDB-43852)
- Published
Exploit prediction
8.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-43852 PHPFreeChat 1.7 - Denial of Service dos, 2018-01-21
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146037/PHPFreeChat-1.7-Denial-Of-Service.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/43852/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/146037/PHPFreeChat-1.7-Denial-Of-Service.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5954
- NVD CVE-2018-5954
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