CVE-2015-3187

The svn_repos_trace_node_locations function in Apache Subversion before 1.7.21 and 1.8.x before 1.8.14, when path-based authorization is used, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive path information by reading the history of a node that has been moved from a hidden path.

Published: 2015-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3187 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.46%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.52% 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-2015-3187

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 0.94% 6.46% +5.52%
2 2026-02-07 0.97% 0.94% -0.03%
3 2026-01-25 0.97%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3187

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3187

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3187

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-3187 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (subversion), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3187
gentoo normal CVE-2015-3187: 1 GLSA(s) (201610-05), 2 atom(s) (dev-vcs/subversion, net-libs/serf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-3187
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3187
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-3187 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (subversion), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3187

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3187

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache subversion <= 1.7.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode <= 7.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3187

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