CVE-2015-5490

Exp

The _views_fetch_data method in includes/cache.inc in the Views module 7.x-3.5 through 7.x-3.10 for Drupal does not rebuild the full cache if the static cache is not empty, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended filters and obtain access to hidden content via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-08-18 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5490 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.61%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-5490

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5490

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 0.42% 2.61% +2.19%
2 2025-03-30 0.88% 0.42% -0.47%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.88% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5490

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
views_project views 7.x-3.5 cpe:2.3:a:views_project:views:7.x-3.5:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
views_project views 7.x-3.6 cpe:2.3:a:views_project:views:7.x-3.6:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
views_project views 7.x-3.7 cpe:2.3:a:views_project:views:7.x-3.7:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
views_project views 7.x-3.8 cpe:2.3:a:views_project:views:7.x-3.8:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
views_project views 7.x-3.10 cpe:2.3:a:views_project:views:7.x-3.10:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5490

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