CVE-2015-1831

The default exclude patterns (excludeParams) in Apache Struts 2.3.20 allow remote attackers to "compromise internal state of an application" via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-07-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1831 is rated Moderate Risk (64.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.31%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.77% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1831

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 4.54% 6.31% +1.77%
2 2026-03-04 6.00% 4.54% -1.47%
3 2025-06-22 6.00%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1831

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-2015-1831

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-1831

GHSA-q2cg-xf9p-h457 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Incomplete exclude pattern in Apache Struts

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1831

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1831
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-1831 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): DNE 2, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1831

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts 2.3.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1831

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