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CVE-2015-8566

Date: December 16, 2015

The Session package 1.x before 1.3.1 for Joomla! Framework allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified session values.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://github.com/joomla-framework/session

Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20160603093633/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79197

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79197

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8566

Url: https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/joomla/session/CVE-2015-8566.yaml

Url: https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/637-20151205-session-remote-code-execution-vulnerability.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8566

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CWE-74

Insufficient Information

NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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