CVE-2015-5217

providers/saml2/admin.py in the Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not properly check permissions to update the SAML2 Service Provider (SP) owner, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a duplicate SP name.

Published: 2015-11-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5217 is rated Low Risk (36.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5217

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 2025-03-17 0.29% 0.39% +0.10%
2 2023-03-07 1.13% 0.29% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.13% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5217

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5217

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-5217

GHSA-6875-ff47-r6p6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Ipsilon denial of service via a duplicate SP name

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-5217

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5217

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5217

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipsilon_project ipsilon 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon_project:ipsilon:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipsilon_project ipsilon 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon_project:ipsilon:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipsilon_project ipsilon 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon_project:ipsilon:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipsilon_project ipsilon 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon_project:ipsilon:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipsilon_project ipsilon 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon_project:ipsilon:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipsilon_project ipsilon 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon_project:ipsilon:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5217

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