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TI-2015-05483 Aliases CVE-2015-6527GHSA-hrfw-px9c-c3f5

The php_str_replace_in_subject function in ext/standard/string.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.0…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The php_str_replace_in_subject function in ext/standard/string.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted value in the third argument to the str_ireplace function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03861 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 alpha1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 alpha2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 beta1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 beta2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 beta3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc4VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 rc8VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 rc8 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6527
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrfw-px9c-c3f5
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources