CVE-2015-3297

Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.1 through 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging replacement of backslashes with slashes in the path parameter of HTTP API requests.

Published: 2017-07-07 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-3297 is rated Moderate Risk (58.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.81%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3297

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 2025-03-30 5.79% 3.81% -1.98%
2 2025-03-29 3.81% 5.79% +1.98%
3 2025-03-17 — 3.81% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3297

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3297

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
etherpad etherpad 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.81 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.2.91 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etherpad etherpad 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3297

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/11/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/12/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74056 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/9d4e5f6 Third Party Advisory
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