CVE-2015-1856

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.0, when allow_version is configured, allows remote authenticated users to delete the latest version of an object by leveraging listing access to the x-versions-location container.

Published: 2015-04-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1856 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.95%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +3.08% 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-2015-1856

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 0.87% 3.95% +3.08%
2 2026-05-13 1.03% 0.87% -0.16%
3 2025-12-28 1.03%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1856

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1856

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-1856

GHSA-cc77-5vw4-7pwg · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Swift Unauthorized delete of versioned Swift object

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1856

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-1856 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (swift), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1856
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1856
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-1856 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (swift), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1856

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1856

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack swift <= 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1856

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