What is CVE-2015-8255?

CVE-2015-8255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axis Communications Firmware, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2015-8255?

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

Is CVE-2015-8255 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Axis Communications Firmware

CVE-2015-8255

AXIS Communications products allow CSRF, as demonstrated by admin/pwdgrp.cgi, vaconfig.cgi, and admin/local_del.cgi.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2017-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Axis Communications Firmware
Axis Communications Products — versions AXIS Communications products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41626/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8255?: CVE-2015-8255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axis Communications Firmware, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2015-8255?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8255 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.