CVE-2015-5216 json
The Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not properly escape certain characters in a Python exception-message…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5214
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not properly escape certain characters in a Python exception-message template, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an HTTP response.
Patch / fix
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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5216 updated cvss 4.3
ipsilon: XSS due to exception handling
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ipsilon, ipsilon-base, ipsilon-saml2, ipsilon-client, ipsilon-persona, ipsilon-authform, +6 moreaffected: no fix available
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Ipsilon
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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pagure.io
/ipsilon/a503aa9c2a30a74e709d1c88099befd50fb2eb16
patch, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/8
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1255170
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5216
- NVD CVE-2015-5216
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