CVE-2015-0938

search.php on the Blue Coat Malware Analysis appliance with software before 4.2.4.20150312-RELEASE allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and list or read arbitrary documents, by providing matching keywords in conjunction with a crafted parameter.

Published: 2015-04-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0938 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0938

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 2025-12-13 0.28% 0.22% -0.06%
2 2025-09-08 0.21% 0.28% +0.07%
3 2025-07-24 0.21%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0938

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0938

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0938

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
blue_coat malware_analysis_appliance <= 4.2.3.20150129 cpe:2.3:a:blue_coat:malware_analysis_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0938

URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/274244 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa94
cvelogic Threat Intelligence