CVE-2015-10141
Xdebug Remote Debugger Unauthenticated OS Command Execution
Vexday Risk Score
63High priority
SSVC decision (CISA)
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CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.0%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei simMetasploit simPatch —
Lifecycle
17 Sep 2017Metasploit module available
04 Jul 2022Public PoC
23 Jul 2025Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Xdebug · Xdebugpublic PoCs found — 4
githubgithub.com/D3Ext/CVE-2015-10141★ 30githubgithub.com/n0m4d22/PoC-CVE-2015-10141-Xdebug★ 0githubgithub.com/K3ysTr0K3R/CVE-2015-10141★ 0cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/44568unverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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https://kirtixs.com/blog/2015/11/13/xpwn-exploiting-xdebug-enabled-servers/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44568https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/46000https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xdebug-remote-debugger-unauth-os-command-executionhttps://xdebug.org/http://web.archive.org/web/20231226215418/https://paper.seebug.org/397/