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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-5954 · published 25 January 2018

CVE-2018-5954: Phpfreechat uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Phpfreechat · Phpfreechat

phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 8.9% · top 4.9% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
8.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

phpFreeChat 1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of connect commands.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146037/PHPFreeChat-1.7-Denial-Of-Service.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43852/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146037/PHPFreeChat-1.7-Denial-Of-Service.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43852/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-5954), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.