ipsilon: XSS due to exception handling
Published Feb 17, 2020
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.10%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Ipsilon Defaultn/a
- Version 0.1.0 before 1.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Ipsilon | n/a |
|
- ≥ 0.1.0 · < 1.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ipsilon
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ipsilon | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 64.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 61.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 59.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 49.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 47.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 45.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/8 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5216 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255170 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5216
- https://pagure.io/ipsilon/a503aa9c2a30a74e709d1c88099befd50fb2eb16 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5216
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/8 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5216 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255170 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5216 | ||
| https://pagure.io/ipsilon/a503aa9c2a30a74e709d1c88099befd50fb2eb16 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5216 |
Change history (0)
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