CVE-2015-8562
Joomla! 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 allow remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP...
- Published
- Dec 16, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 15, 2015
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
Joomla! 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 allow remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP User-Agent header, as exploited in the wild in December 2015.
Sources
http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-8562.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: dsl,status,word($.matchers[*].type)
joomla/CVE-2015-8562
Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-8562)
Vulhub vulnerability labsDeclared conditions
- lab image version: vulhub/joomla:3.4.5(joomla/CVE-2015-8562/docker-compose.yml:services.web.image)
- lab image version: mysql:5.5(joomla/CVE-2015-8562/docker-compose.yml:services.mysql.image)
modules/exploits/multi/http/joomla_http_header_rce.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: PHP($.exploit_multi/http/joomla_http_header_rce.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_multi/http/joomla_http_header_rce.check)
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