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CVE-2015-7519

agent/Core/Controller/SendRequest.cpp in Phusion Passenger before 4.0.60 and 5.0.x before 5.0.22, when used in Apache integration mode or in standalone mode without a filtering proxy, allows remote...

Published: Jan 8, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
NVD MITRE
3.7CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 18.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Phusion Passenger allows remote attackers to spoof headers

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

passengerRubyGemsOSS Libraries
n/an/a
phusion passengerphusionpassenger
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
phusionpassengercommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka phusion passenger

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7519
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/ddb8ecc4ebf260e4967f57f271d4f5761abeac3e
github.com
https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/12/07/cve-2015-7519
blog.phusion.nl
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Timeline

Published
Jan 8, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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