CVE-2015-4947

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Administration Server in IBM HTTP Server 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.47, 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.39, 8.0.0.x before 8.0.0.12, and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.7, as used in WebSphere Application Server and other products, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-09-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-4947 is rated High Risk (71.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.92%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4947

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 4.97% 7.92% +2.95%
2 2026-03-04 4.29% 4.97% +0.68%
3 2026-03-01 — 4.29% —

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-4947

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-4947

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-4947

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm http_server >= 6.1.0.0, <= 6.1.0.47 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm http_server >= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm http_server >= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm http_server >= 8.5.0.0, < 8.5.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-4947

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