CVE-2015-5204

CRLF injection vulnerability in the Apache Cordova File Transfer Plugin (cordova-plugin-file-transfer) for Android before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary headers via CRLF sequences in the filename of an uploaded file.

Published: 2015-12-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5204 is rated Moderate Risk (50.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.43%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5204

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 1.01% 3.43% +2.42%
2 2026-03-13 1.42% 1.01% -0.41%
3 2025-03-30 1.42%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5204

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5204

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-5204

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/113.html">CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5204

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache cordova_file_transfer <= 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova_file_transfer:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5204

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