CVE-2015-0279

JBoss RichFaces before 4.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject expression language (EL) expressions and execute arbitrary Java code via the do parameter.

Published: 2015-03-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0279 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.96%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.45% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0279

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.50% 3.96% +1.45%
2 2026-03-17 3.08% 2.50% -0.57%
3 2026-03-04 3.08%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0279

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0279

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0279

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0279

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0279

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat richfaces >= 4.0.0, <= 4.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:richfaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0279

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