CVE-2015-5691

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP scripts in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated an attack against admin_messages.php.

Published: 2015-09-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5691 is rated Moderate Risk (46.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.17%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.64% 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-2015-5691

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 0.53% 2.17% +1.64%
2 2025-06-16 1.44% 0.53% -0.91%
3 2025-03-30 1.44%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5691

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-2015-5691

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5691

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec web_gateway <= 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5691

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