CVE-2015-3161
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags...
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags in string literals when producing JSON.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags in string literals when producing JSON.
- Record
CVE-2015-3161- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags in string literals when producing JSON.
- Record
CVE-2015-3161- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3239 No score
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags in string literals when producing JSON.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3239- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwp7-mhrf-gv22
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags...
The search bar code in bkr/server/widgets.py in Beaker before 20.1 does not escape </script> tags in string literals when producing JSON.
- Record
GHSA-xwp7-mhrf-gv22- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3161 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Beaker-project Beaker, published September 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1020004
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/08/1
securityfocus.com/bid/74574
beaker-project.org/jenkins-results/beaker-review-checks-docs/995/documentation/_build/html/whats-new/release-20.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3161
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwp7-mhrf-gv22