What is CVE-2015-8549?

CVE-2015-8549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyamf, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-8549?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XXE in Pyamf

CVE-2015-8549

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PyAMF before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or read arbitrary files via a crafted Action Message Format (AMF) payload.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Pyamf
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8549?: CVE-2015-8549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyamf, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-8549?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.