6.1

CVE-2015-8856: openjsf serve-index Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8856DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8856GHSA-v633-x5vv-hqwc
Published 23-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8856 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in openjsf serve-index. EPSS estimates a 2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the serve-index package before 1.6.3 for Node.js allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file or directory name.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.48% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.48%

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

Debian1 product
  • node-serve-index< 1.9.1-1
Npm1 product
  • serve-index< 1.6.3
Openjsf1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-serve-indexAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

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