HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-3408

Module Signature vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Module::Signature before 0.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted SIGNATURE file which is not properly handled when generating checksums from a signed manifest.
Affected vendor
Module Signature Project
Affected product
Module Signature
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-05-19

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-3408

  • Confirm whether Module Signature Project Module Signature is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-3408.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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