CVE-2015-6497

Magento arbitrary PHP code execution via the productData parameter

8.8 HighFix available

The create function in app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Product/Api/V2.php in Magento Community Edition (CE) before 1.9.2.1 and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 1.14.2.1, when used with PHP before 5.4.24 or 5.5.8, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the productData parameter to index.php/api/v2_soap.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

7.37%Up 6.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2015-6497
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-6497
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4273 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4273
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4fq-3fm7-wh5v 8.8

Magento arbitrary PHP code execution via the productData parameter

The create function in app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Product/Api/V2.php in Magento Community Edition (CE) before 1.9.2.1 and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 1.14.2.1, when used with PHP before 5.4.24 or 5.5.8, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the productData parameter to index.php/api/v2_soap.

Record: GHSA-j4fq-3fm7-wh5v
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-j4fq-3fm7-wh5v 8.8

Magento arbitrary PHP code execution via the productData parameter

Record: GHSA-j4fq-3fm7-wh5v
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

magento

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`magento/core` Packagist	before 1.9.2.1	1.9.2.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-6497 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Magento, published January 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.37%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in magento/core 1.9.2.1.