What is CVE-2015-5608?

CVE-2015-5608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2015-5608?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-5608 known to be exploited?

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

Open Redirect in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2015-5608

Open redirect vulnerability in Joomla! CMS 3.0.0 through 3.4.1.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

Published 2017-09-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/617-20150601-core-open-redirect.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76496 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5608?: CVE-2015-5608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2015-5608?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-5608 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.