CVE-2015-5954

The virtual filesystem in ownCloud Server before 6.0.9, 7.0.x before 7.0.7, and 8.0.x before 8.0.5 does not consider that NULL is a valid getPath return value, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to users files via a sharing link to a file with a deleted parent folder.

Published: 2015-10-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5954 is rated Low Risk (39.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.20%). EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5954

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 0.14% 1.20% +1.06%
2 2025-03-30 0.24% 0.14% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5954

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: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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5954

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-5954

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-5954 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (owncloud), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid): DNE 2, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5954

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-5954

Comment: <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/252.html">CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5954

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
owncloud owncloud <= 6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5954

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