Is CVE-2015-1972 being actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1972 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1972?

CVE-2015-1972 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2015-1972

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD

IBM Tivoli Security Directory Server 6.0 before iFix 75, 6.1 before iFix 68, 6.2 before iFix 44, 6.3 before iFix 37, 6.3.1 before iFix 11, and 6.4 before iFix 2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive error-log information via a crafted POST request.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 2.2% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-2077)
Published: June 28, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-2077 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / tivoli directory server
ibm / tivoli directory server
ibm / tivoli directory server
ibm / tivoli directory server
ibm / tivoli directory server
ibm / tivoli directory server

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0806-2013 - archived
IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0535-2009 - archived
IBM Tivoli Directory Server version 6.1 - IBM Informationssysteme Deutschland GmbH - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0428-2008 - archived
IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.0 Fix Pack 1, Interim Fix 5 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0283-2006 - archived

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960659(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75441(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032734(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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