6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-5188
JBoss Web Console CSRF Vulnerability
Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Console (web-console) in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) before 2.0.0.CR9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that make arbitrary changes to an instance via vectors involving a file upload using a multipart/form-data submission.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2015, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5188 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform
2 Redhat jboss_wildfly_application_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
To address the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, update the affected packages or upgrade to the latest version.
  • Update the affected packages.
  • If using Junos Space, upgrade to version 17.2R1 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5188 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5188 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5188 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 18, 2024, 2:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
7 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : April 12, 2021, 4:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

Tools that utilize the Red Hat Security Data API

Python

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
65 stars 27 fork 27 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2016, 4:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5188 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5188 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033859
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252885
    Added Reference https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFCORE-594
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was discovered that when uploading a file using a multipart/form-data submission to the EAP Web Console, the Console was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). This meant that an attacker could use the flaw together with a forgery attack to make changes to an authenticated instance. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Console (web-console) in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) before 2.0.0.CR9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that make arbitrary changes to an instance via vectors involving a file upload using a multipart/form-data submission.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1904 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1905 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1906 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1907 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5188 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Console (web-console) in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) before 2.0.0.CR9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that make arbitrary changes to an instance via vectors involving a file upload using a multipart/form-data submission. It was discovered that when uploading a file using a multipart/form-data submission to the EAP Web Console, the Console was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). This meant that an attacker could use the flaw together with a forgery attack to make changes to an authenticated instance.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5188 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1907 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1906 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1905 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1904 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_wildfly_application_server:2.0.0:cr8:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252885 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252885 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFCORE-594 No Types Assigned https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFCORE-594 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-352
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} 0.05%

score

0.55351

percentile