CVE-2015-4630

Name: CVE-2015-4630
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-10-18T21:29:00.27+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.97%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4630 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Koha 3.14.x before 3.14.16, 3.16.x before 3.16.12, 3.18.x before 3.18.08, and 3.20.x before 3.20.1 allow remote attackers to (1) hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create a user via a request to members/memberentry.pl or (2) give a user superlibrarian permission via a request to members/member-flags.pl or (3) hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the addshelf parameter to opac-shelves.pl.. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Koha 3.14.x before 3.14.16, 3.16.x before 3.16.12, 3.18.x before 3.18.08, and 3.20.x before 3.20.1 allow remote attackers to (1) hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create a user via a request to members/memberentry.pl or (2) give a user superlibrarian permission via a request to members/member-flags.pl or (3) hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the addshelf parameter to opac-shelves.pl.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.97%

85.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Koha	Koha	>= 3.14.00, < 3.14.16
Koha	Koha	>= 3.16.00, < 3.16.12
Koha	Koha	>= 3.18.0, < 3.18.8
Koha	Koha	>= 3.20.00, < 3.20.1

References

https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14423Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-16-12/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-18-8/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-20-1/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132458/Koha-ILS-3.20.x-CSRF-XSS-Traversal-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/80Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37389/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.sba-research.org/2015/06/24/researchers-of-sba-research-found-several-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-the-koha-library-software-via-combinatorial-testing/Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14423Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-16-released/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-16-12/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-18-8/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://koha-community.org/security-release-koha-3-20-1/Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132458/Koha-ILS-3.20.x-CSRF-XSS-Traversal-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/80Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37389/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.sba-research.org/2015/06/24/researchers-of-sba-research-found-several-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-the-koha-library-software-via-combinatorial-testing/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 18, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-4630?

How severe is CVE-2015-4630?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-4630 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4630?

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Source: NVD / NIST