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CVE-2015-2298

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CVE-2015-2298 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Etherpad 1.5.x before version 1.5.2, specifically within the node/utils/ExportEtherpad.js component. This flaw, rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, stems from an improper substring check during padID export, potentially allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive data. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.5.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0233 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / ether/etherpad-lite/commit/a0fb65205c7d7ff95f00eb9fd88e93b300f30c3d
Patch
github.com / ether/etherpad-lite/releases/tag/1.5.2
PatchRelease Notes
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/3
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