HIGH
CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter
Published Jan 26, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.40%
Description
CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.12
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
- 2.7.9
- 2.8.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.0.15
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.40% 0.01401
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01401
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01401) | 71.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01401) | 68.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 50.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02329) | 84.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.19% (0.03188) | 91.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 3.19% (0.03188) | 89.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02944) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 3.25% (0.03247) | 89.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.32% (0.02316) | 87.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://bakery.cakephp.org/2015/11/29/cakephp_315_released.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/01/request-parameter-method-may-lead-to.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-01 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135301/CakePHP-3.2.0-CSRF-Bypass.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/42 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537317/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-556q-h4vr-pgh2 Advisory
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/0f818a23a876c01429196bf7623e1e94a50230f0 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8379
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bakery.cakephp.org/2015/11/29/cakephp_315_released.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/01/request-parameter-method-may-lead-to.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-01 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135301/CakePHP-3.2.0-CSRF-Bypass.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/42 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537317/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-556q-h4vr-pgh2 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/0f818a23a876c01429196bf7623e1e94a50230f0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8379 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 26, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 1, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8379
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-556Q-H4VR-PGH2 Updated n/a