What is CVE-2015-6497?

CVE-2015-6497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magento, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-6497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Magento

CVE-2015-6497

The create function in app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Product/Api/V2.php in Magento Community Edition (CE) before 1.9.2.1 and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 1.14.2.1, when used with PHP before 5.4.24 or 5.5.8, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the productData parameter to index.php/api/v2_soap.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.074 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Magento
Php
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6497?: CVE-2015-6497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magento, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-6497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.