What is CVE-2015-2344?

CVE-2015-2344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2015-2344?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-2344 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Linux Kernel

CVE-2015-2344

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.4 on Linux allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
VMware Vrealize Automation — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0003.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035270 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2344?: CVE-2015-2344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2015-2344?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-2344 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.