CVE-2015-5236
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML...
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
CVE-2015-5236- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
CVE-2015-5236- Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5232 No score
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5232- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f95f-r783-xxx3
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML...
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
GHSA-f95f-r783-xxx3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
CVE-2015-5236- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5236
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5236- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5236
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5236- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
icedtea-webDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-21.8.8-31.8.8-4 |
None known |
icedtea-webDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-31.8.8-4 |
None known |
icedtea-webDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-31.8.8-4 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.2-1ubuntu21.5.3-0ubuntu11.6.1-1ubuntu21.6.1-3ubuntu11.6.1-4ubuntu11.6.2-1ubuntu11.6.2-2ubuntu11.6.2-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.2-3.1ubuntu31.8-0ubuntu8~18.04 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8-0ubuntu8 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.4-1build1 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-21.8.8-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-3 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-4 |
None known |
icedtea-webUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.8-31.8.8-3build11.8.8-3ubuntu11.8.8-4 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5236 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Icedtea Icedtea-web, published July 7, 2022. 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.