7.5

CVE-2015-2156: lightbend play_framework Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-2156DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2156CGA-3f54-v585-fvjg
Published 18-10-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2156 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in lightbend play_framework. EPSS estimates a 5.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CGA-W6C4-7FWQ-MWJ8

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.Beta5 and Play Framework 2.x before 2.3.9 might allow remote attackers to bypass the httpOnly flag on cookies and obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper validation of cookie name and value characters.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.22% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard3 products
  • hadoop-fips-3.3.6< 3.3.6-r21 | < 3.3.6-r15
  • hadoop-fips-3.4.2All versions (No fix recorded)
  • hadoop-fips-3.5All versions (No fix recorded)
Io.netty2 products
  • netty≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.3.Final | < 3.9.8.Final
  • netty-parent≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.28.Final
Ubuntu2 products
  • nettyAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • netty-3.9All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • netty< 1:4.0.31-1
Lightbend1 product
  • play_framework2.0:rc3 | 2.0:rc4 | 2.0:rc5 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.2:rc1 | 2.0.2:rc2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.3:rc1 | 2.0.3:rc2 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.4:rc1 | 2.0.4:rc2 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.5:rc1 | 2.0.5:rc2 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.1:rc1 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.6 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.0:rc1 | 2.3.0:rc2 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.2:rc1 | 2.3.2:rc2 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.5 | 2.3.6 | 2.3.7 | 2.3.8
Netty1 product
  • netty≤ 3.9.7 | 3.10.0 | 3.10.1 | 3.10.2 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6 | 4.0.7 | 4.0.8 | 4.0.9 | 4.0.10 | 4.0.11 | 4.0.12 | 4.0.13 | 4.0.14 | 4.0.15 | 4.0.16 | 4.0.17 | 4.0.18 | 4.0.19 | 4.0.20 | 4.0.21 | 4.0.22 | 4.0.23 | 4.0.24 | 4.0.25 | 4.0.26 | 4.0.27 | 4.1.0:beta1 | 4.1.0:beta2 | 4.1.0:beta3 | 4.1.0:beta4
Org.jboss.netty1 product
  • netty< 3.9.8.Final | ≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.3.Final
Playframework1 product
  • play_framework2.0 | 2.0:beta | 2.0:rc1 | 2.0:rc2 | 2.0.1 | 2.1.1:2.9.x-backport | 2.1.1:rc1-2.9.x-backport | 2.1.1:rc2 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.2:rc1 | 2.1.2:rc2 | 2.1.3 | 2.1.3:rc1 | 2.1.3:rc2 | 2.1.4 | 2.1.4:rc1 | 2.1.4:rc2 | 2.1.5 | 2.1.6 | 2.1.6:rc1 | 2.2.0:m1 | 2.2.0:m2 | 2.2.0:m3 | 2.2.0:rc1 | 2.2.0:rc2 | 2.2.1:rc1 | 2.2.2:rc1 | 2.2.2:rc2 | 2.2.2:rc3 | 2.2.2:rc4 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.3:rc1 | 2.2.3:rc2 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.3:m1

8 vendors · 12 products

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