What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-1481?

CVE-2015-1481 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 4.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-1481?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-1481. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 4.0%.

Tower CVE-2015-1481

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2015-02-04 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Tower

6.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 04, 2015 - 18:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to gain privileges by creating a superuser account.

AnalysisAI

Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to gain privileges by creating a superuser account. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to gain privileges by creating a superuser account. Affected products include: Ansible Tower. Version information: before 2.0.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.