CVE-2015-8368
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and...
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
- Record
CVE-2015-8368- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
- Record
CVE-2015-8368- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8252 No score
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8252- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h398-48h8-5rg7 No score
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and...
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
- Record
GHSA-h398-48h8-5rg7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
- Record
CVE-2015-8368- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8368 No score
ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8368- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ntop-ng 2.0.151021 - Privilege Escalation | 2015-12-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8368 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Ntop Ntopng, published December 17, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.10%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134593/ntop-ng-2.0.15102-Privilege-Escalation.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/10
exploit-db.com/exploits/38836
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8368
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h398-48h8-5rg7
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8368
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8368
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8368