THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-2434
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-2434

Xml Core Services vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
15.5%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and 5.0 supports SSL 2.0, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by sniffing the network and conducting a decryption attack, aka "MSXML Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2471.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Xml Core Services
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-08-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 15.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-2434

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Xml Core Services is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-2434.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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