CVE-2015-5175

Application plugins in Apache CXF Fediz before 1.1.3 and 1.2.x before 1.2.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Published: 2017-06-07 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5175 is rated Moderate Risk (60.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.90%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5175

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 13.56% 10.90% -2.67%
2 2025-03-30 19.19% 13.56% -5.62%
3 2025-03-29 19.19%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5175

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:N/I:N/A:H 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5175

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-5175

GHSA-3357-829x-m9pr · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Apache CXF Fediz application plugins are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5175

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache cxf_fediz <= 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache cxf_fediz 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5175

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/26/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76486 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5175.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1440598018000&api=v2 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cxf-fediz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f65c961ea31e3c1851daba8e7e49fc37bbf77b19
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cxf-dev/201508.mbox/%3CCAB8XdGAx=VL_uepDSecE2h8ggTD4kpagXnyfegVjt7Axi_Ossw%40mail.gmail.com%3E
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