CVE-2015-5951
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.9)—
A file upload issue exists in the specid parameter in Thomson Reuters FATCH before 5.2, which allows malicious users to upload arbitrary PHP files to the web root and execute system commands.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.73%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 86
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-434
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133003/Thomson-Reuters-FATCA-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/25
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536163/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76271
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Aug/32
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133003/Thomson-Reuters-FATCA-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/25
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536163/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76271
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Aug/32
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