CVE-2015-4138

The WebUI component in Blue Coat SSL Visibility Appliance SV800, SV1800, SV2800, and SV3800 3.6.x through 3.8.x before 3.8.4 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for the administrator's cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2855.

Published: 2015-05-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-4138 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.84%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4138

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 2026-05-27 1.89% 1.84% -0.05%
2 2026-05-22 1.84% 1.89% +0.05%
3 2025-12-16 1.84%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-4138

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-4138

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-4138

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
blue_coat ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware <= 3.8.3 cpe:2.3:o:blue_coat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
blue_coat ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware <= 3.8.3 cpe:2.3:o:blue_coat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
blue_coat ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware <= 3.8.3 cpe:2.3:o:blue_coat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
blue_coat ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware <= 3.8.3 cpe:2.3:o:blue_coat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-4138

URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/498348 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa96 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence