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CVE-2015-5638

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file...

4.3 Medium

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Exploit likelihood

1.65%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
CVE-2015-5638
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
CVE-2015-5638
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5590 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
EUVD-2015-5590
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f9g8-wqvv-hfcx No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file...

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
GHSA-f9g8-wqvv-hfcx
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2015-5638 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Dena H20, published September 20, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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