CVE-2015-4410

Name: CVE-2015-4410
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-02-20T17:15:12.587+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 5.66%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4410 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal? method in rubygem-moped before commit dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker resource consumption) or perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via a crafted string.. EPSS estimates a 5.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal? method in rubygem-moped before commit dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker resource consumption) or perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via a crafted string.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

5.66%

92.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Moped Project	Moped	All versions
Fedoraproject	Fedora	21
Fedoraproject	Fedora	22

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161964.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161987.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229757Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mongoid/moped/commit/dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b#diff-3b93602f64c2fe46d38efd9f73ef5358R24Exploit
https://homakov.blogspot.ru/2012/05/saferweb-injects-in-various-ruby.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/653Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161964.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161987.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229757Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mongoid/moped/commit/dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b#diff-3b93602f64c2fe46d38efd9f73ef5358R24Exploit
https://homakov.blogspot.ru/2012/05/saferweb-injects-in-various-ruby.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/653Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-4410?

How severe is CVE-2015-4410?

CVE-2015-4410 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4410?

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Source: NVD / NIST