CVE-2015-1587

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in file_to_index.php in Maarch LetterBox 2.8 and earlier and GEC/GED 1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a request to a predictable filename in tmp/.

Published: 2015-02-19 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1587 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.22%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-1587

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
35113 exploit_db edb 2014-10-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1587

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 2025-11-04 80.63% 79.22% -1.40%
2 2025-09-08 79.82% 80.63% +0.81%
3 2025-03-30 79.82%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1587

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1587

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-1587

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html">CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1587

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maarch gec\/ged <= 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:maarch:gec\/ged:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maarch letterbox <= 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:maarch:letterbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1587

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