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CVE-2015-5216
The Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not properly escape certain characters in a Python exception-message…
Medium6.1EPSS 1.3%
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- redhat
Description
The Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not properly escape certain characters in a Python exception-message template, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an HTTP response.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
- Cross-Site Scripting
- CWE-79 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-79 and its CVEs
Affected products
Ipsilon
- affected 0.1.0 before 1.0.1
References (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255170 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://pagure.io/ipsilon/a503aa9c2a30a74e709d1c88099befd50fb2eb16 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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