CVE-2015-2028

CRLF injection vulnerability in IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale 7.1.0 before 7.1.0.3 and 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL.

Published: 2015-10-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-2028 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2028

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 0.25% 1.21% +0.96%
2 2025-03-30 0.29% 0.25% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2028

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2028

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-2028

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/113.html">CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2028

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_extreme_scale 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_extreme_scale 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_extreme_scale 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2028

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