CVE-2015-10141

An unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability exists within Xdebug versions 2.5.5 and earlier, a PHP debugging extension developed by Derick Rethans. When remote debugging is enabled, Xdebug listens on port 9000 and accepts debugger protocol commands without authentication. An attacker can send a crafted eval command over this interface to execute arbitrary PHP code, which may invoke system-level functions such as system() or passthru(). This results in full compromise of the host under the privileges of the web server user.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
http://web.archive.org/web/20231226215418/https://paper.seebug.org/397/
https://kirtixs.com/blog/2015/11/13/xpwn-exploiting-xdebug-enabled-servers/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44568
https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/46000
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xdebug-remote-debugger-unauth-os-command-execution
https://xdebug.org/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jul 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-07-23 14:15

Updated : 2025-07-25 15:29

NVD link : CVE-2015-10141

Mitre link : CVE-2015-10141

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-10141

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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