What is CVE-2015-2079?

CVE-2015-2079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Usermin, classified under Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code (Static Code Injection). CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-2079?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Usermin

CVE-2015-2079

Usermin 0.980 through 1.x before 1.660 allows uconfig_save.cgi sig_file_free remote code execution because it uses the two argument (not three argument) form of Perl open.

EPSS: 0.028 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Usermin — versions 0.980

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-96 — Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code (Static Code Injection)

References

code-white.com/public-vulnerability-list/
code-white.com/blog/2015-05-cve-2015-2079-rce-usermin/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2079?: CVE-2015-2079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Usermin, classified under Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code (Static Code Injection). CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-2079?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.