HIGH
The Session package 1.x before 1.3.1 for Joomla! Framework allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified session values
Published Dec 16, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.46%
Description
The Session package 1.x before 1.3.1 for Joomla! Framework allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified session values.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
8.46% 0.08455
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08455
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.46% (0.08455) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.88% (0.08875) | 94.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 79.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.28% (0.04279) | 81.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01353) | 78.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01816) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01816) | 88.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01816) | 86.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.82% (0.05822) | 90.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.82% (0.05822) | 89.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.82% (0.05822) | 77.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79197 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/637-20151205-session-remote-code-execution-vulnerability.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/joomla/session/CVE-2015-8566.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwfh-28hx-w2r2 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8566
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160603093633/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79197
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 16, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 15, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8566
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WWFH-28HX-W2R2 Updated n/a