Is CVE-2015-10083 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2015-10083 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2015-10083 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2015-10083 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-10083?

CVE-2015-10083 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2015-10083

CWE-287Published: February 21, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A vulnerability has been found in harrystech Dynosaur-Rails and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function basic_auth of the file app/controllers/application_controller.rb. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named 04b223813f0e336aab50bff140d0f5889c31dbec. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221503.

NVD Source

Risk Analysis

The harrystech Dynosaur-Rails application contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the basic_auth function. This critical flaw allows for remote exploitation, as reflected by the 9.8 CVSS score.

There is no public exploit known, and the vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog. It is remotely exploitable.

Recommended Action

Apply the provided patch to the application controller to address the authentication weakness.

Generated by the CTIWATCH analysis pipeline from this CVE's metadata (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, exploit intelligence). Verify against vendor advisories before acting.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-10083 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-287): Authentication bypass vulnerabilities allow attackers to access protected resources without valid credentials.