HIGH
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
Published Jan 15, 2020
7.2
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.77%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
7.2 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
7.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.77% 0.01770
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01770
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 | 1.77% (0.01770) | 77.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01378) | 68.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 61.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 55.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 54.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 52.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-011.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537151/100/0/threaded x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7m4-4vm8-55wg Advisory
- https://github.com/hydralabs/pyamf/pull/58 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hydralabs/pyamf/releases/tag/v0.8.0 x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyamf/PYSEC-2020-339.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8549
- https://pypi.org/project/pyamf
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-011.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537151/100/0/threaded | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7m4-4vm8-55wg | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hydralabs/pyamf/pull/58 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hydralabs/pyamf/releases/tag/v0.8.0 | x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyamf/PYSEC-2020-339.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8549 | ||
| https://pypi.org/project/pyamf |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 15, 2020
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 14, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8549
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-M7M4-4VM8-55WG Updated n/a