6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5673
Google Gcloud Popopen RCE Vulnerability
Description

eventapp/lib/gcloud.rb in the ISUCON5 qualifier portal (aka eventapp) web application before 2015-10-30 makes improper popen calls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request that includes shell metacharacters in an argument to a "gcloud compute" command.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2015, 3:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5673 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 Isucon isucon_5_qualifier_eventapp

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5673 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5673 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://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN04281281/index.html
    Added Reference http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000175
    Added Reference https://github.com/isucon/isucon5-qualify/commit/150e3e6d851acb31a0b15ce93380a7dab14203fa
    Added Reference https://github.com/isucon/isucon5-qualify/pull/5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:isucon:isucon_5_qualifier_eventapp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000175 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000175 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN04281281/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN04281281/index.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5673 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.39 }} -0.02%

score

0.56974

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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