What is CVE-2015-8256?

CVE-2015-8256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis Cannon Network Camera, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2015-8256?

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

Is CVE-2015-8256 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Axis Cannon Network Camera

CVE-2015-8256

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Axis network cameras.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-04-17 · 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: 0.508 (98.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.508 · newest: 0.508 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/141674/AXIS-Network-Camera-Cross-Site-Scripting.h… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39683/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97699 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8256?: CVE-2015-8256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis Cannon Network Camera, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2015-8256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8256 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.