High severity · published Apr 28, 2025
CVE-2015-2079
Usermin 0.980 through 1.x before 1.660 allows uconfig_save.cgi sig_file_free remote code execution because it uses the two argument (not three argument) form of Perl open
8.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Usermin 0.980 through 1.x before 1.660 allows uconfig_save.cgi sig_file_free remote code execution because it uses the two argument (not three argument) form of Perl open.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
US
Usermin · Usermin
0.980 before 1.660 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2079
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2079
Exploit
https://code-white.com/blog/2015-05-cve-2015-2079-rce-usermin/
Third Party Advisory
https://code-white.com/public-vulnerability-list/
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