CVE-2015-7381

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in install.php in Web Reference Database (aka refbase) through 0.9.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) pathToMYSQL or (2) databaseStructureFile parameter, a different issue than CVE-2015-6008.

Published: 2015-09-28 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-7381 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.20%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-7381

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38292 exploit_db edb 2015-09-23 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7381

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 6.15% 3.20% -2.96%
2 2026-02-19 4.63% 6.15% +1.53%
3 2025-12-20 4.63%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7381

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7381

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7381

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
refbase refbase <= 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:refbase:refbase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7381

URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374092 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence