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CVE-2015-1398

CWE-22Published: April 29, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Magento Community Edition (CE) 1.9.1.0 and Enterprise Edition (EE) 1.14.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to include and execute certain PHP files via (1) .. (dot dot) sequences in the PATH_INFO to index.php or (2) vectors involving a block value in the ___directive parameter to the Cms_Wysiwyg controller in the Adminhtml module, related to the blockDirective function and the auto loading mechanism. NOTE: vector 2 might not cross privilege boundaries, since administrators might already have the privileges to execute code and upload files.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-1398 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityP

IntegrityP

AvailabilityP

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

magento1 product(s)

magento

Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://magento.com/blog/technical/critical-security-advisory-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability

PATCHhttp://magento.com/blog/technical/critical-security-advisory-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability

All References (6)

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http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/04/20/analyzing-magento-vulnerability/Exploit

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http://magento.com/blog/technical/critical-security-advisory-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerabilityPatch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032194

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http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/04/20/analyzing-magento-vulnerability/Exploit

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http://magento.com/blog/technical/critical-security-advisory-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerabilityPatch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032194

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-1398

CVSS Score6.5 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessCWE-22

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedApr 29, 2015

Related CVEs (CWE-22)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2015-1398 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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