HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2015-5723
HIGH

CVE-2015-5723

CWE-264Published: June 7, 2016· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Doctrine Annotations before 1.2.7, Cache before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2, Common before 2.4.3 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1, ORM before 2.4.8 or 2.5.x before 2.5.1, MongoDB ODM before 1.0.2, and MongoDB ODM Bundle before 3.0.1 use world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code with additional privileges by leveraging an application with the umask set to 0 and that executes cache entries as code.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-5723 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

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

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 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
doctrine-project6 product(s)
object relational mapperdoctrinemongodbbundlecommonannotationsmongodb-odmcache
zend3 product(s)
zend-cachezend frameworkzf-apigility-doctrine
Source: NVD CPE · 18 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.doctrine-project.org/2015/08/31/security_misconfiguration_vulnerability_in_various_doctrine_projects.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.doctrine-project.org/2015/08/31/security_misconfiguration_vulnerability_in_various_doctrine_projects.html

All References (10)

→
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2015-07
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3369
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http://www.doctrine-project.org/2015/08/31/security_misconfiguration_vulnerability_in_various_doctrine_projects.htmlVendor Advisory
→
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2IUUC7HPN4XE5NNTG4MR76OC662XRZUO/
→
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HPS7A54FQ2CR6PH4NDR6UIYJIRNFXW67/
→
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2015-07
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3369
→
http://www.doctrine-project.org/2015/08/31/security_misconfiguration_vulnerability_in_various_doctrine_projects.htmlVendor Advisory
→
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2IUUC7HPN4XE5NNTG4MR76OC662XRZUO/
→
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HPS7A54FQ2CR6PH4NDR6UIYJIRNFXW67/

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-5723
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-264
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 7, 2016

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2015-5723 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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