What is CVE-2015-2298?

CVE-2015-2298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Etherpad, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2015-2298?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Etherpad

CVE-2015-2298

node/utils/ExportEtherpad.js in Etherpad 1.5.x before 1.5.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an improper substring check when exporting a padID.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.023 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Etherpad — versions 1.5.0, 1.5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2298?: CVE-2015-2298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Etherpad, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2015-2298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.