CVE-2015-2198

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in edit_prefs.php in Beehive Forum 1.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) homepage_url, (2) pic_url, or (3) avatar_url parameter, which are not properly handled in an error message.

Published: 2015-03-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2198 is rated Exploit Available (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.70%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2198

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36154 exploit_db edb 2015-02-23 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2198

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 2026-06-30 1.53% 1.70% +0.16%
2 2026-06-15 0.88% 1.53% +0.66%
3 2026-02-20 0.88%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2198

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-2015-2198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
beehive_forum beehive_forum 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:beehive_forum:beehive_forum:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2198

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