VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5242

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-11-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references