CVE-2016-6175
Eval injection vulnerability in php-gettext 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute...
CVE-2016-6175 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Php-gettext Project Php-gettext, published February 7, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.7%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in php-gettext 1.0.12-1.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6175- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6175- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7109 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7109- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f39-vhv8-5hcw
Eval injection vulnerability in php-gettext 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6f39-vhv8-5hcw- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6175- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6175
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6175- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6175
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6175- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
php-gettextDebian:12 |
before 1.0.12-1 | 1.0.12-1 |
php-gettextDebian:14 |
before 1.0.12-1, plus listed versions 1.0.10-11.0.11-11.0.11-21.0.11-31.0.11-4 Show 11 moreShow less1.0.12-0.11.0.7-11.0.7-21.0.7-31.0.7-41.0.7-51.0.7-61.0.7-71.0.7-81.0.9-11.0.9-2 |
1.0.12-1 |
php-gettextUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.11-11.0.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
php-gettextUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.11-11.0.11-21.0.11-2build11.0.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
php-gettextUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.12-0.1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHP gettext 1.0.12 - 'gettext.php' Code Execution | 2016-07-25 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
kmkz-web-blog.blogspot.cz/2016/07/advisory-cve-2016-6175.html
github.com/NagVis/nagvis/commit/4fe8672a5aec3467da72b5852ca6d283c15adb53
exploit-db.com/exploits/40154
bugs.launchpad.net/php-gettext/+bug/1606184
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6175
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6175
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6175
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6175