CVE-2015-8562
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8562 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-12-16 21:59:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Joomla! 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 allow remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP User-Agent header, as exploited in the wild in December 2015. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 1.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.4.5 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Joomla! Core CVE-2015-8562 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit |
| Joomla 1.5 - 3.4.5 - Object Injection RCE X-Forwarded-For Header | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit |
| [20151201] - Core - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.joomla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Joomla 3.4.5 Object Injection ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| Joomla 1.5 - 3.4.5 - Object Injection Remote Command Execution | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit |
| Critical 0-day Remote Command Execution Vulnerability in Joomla - Sucuri Blog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.sucuri.net | Exploit |
| CVE-2015-8562 Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | Rapid7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.rapid7.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.