What is CVE-2015-5187?

CVE-2015-5187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Candlepinproject Candlepin, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2015-5187?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Candlepinproject Candlepin

CVE-2015-5187

Candlepin allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by obtaining Java exception statements as a result of excessive web traffic.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-07-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.020 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Candlepinproject Candlepin

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5187?: CVE-2015-5187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Candlepinproject Candlepin, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2015-5187?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.