What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-6459?

CVE-2015-6459 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Mds Pulsenet CVE-2015-6459

CRITICAL

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2015-09-18 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Path Traversal Mds Pulsenet

10.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

10.0 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 18, 2015 - 22:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the download feature in FileDownloadServlet in GE Digital Energy MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a full pathname.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the download feature in FileDownloadServlet in GE Digital Energy MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a full pathname. Affected products include: Ge Mds Pulsenet. Version information: before 3.1.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.