CVE-2015-8379 describes a critical vulnerability in CakePHP versions 2.x and 3.x prior to 3.1.5, allowing remote attackers to bypass the Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism through manipulation of the _method parameter. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no required privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:2.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:2.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:2.0.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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