Is CVE-2015-1977 being actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1977 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1977?

CVE-2015-1977 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2015-1977

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Administration tool in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (ITDS) before 6.1.0.74-ISS-ISDS-IF0074, 6.2.x before 6.2.0.50-ISS-ISDS-IF0050, and 6.3.x before 6.3.0.43-ISS-ISDS-IF0043 and IBM Security Directory Server (ISDS) before 6.3.1.18-ISS-ISDS-IF0018 and 6.4.x before 6.4.0.9-ISS-ISDS-IF0009 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.7% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-2082)
Published: July 15, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-2082 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / security directory server
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Certified products that may be affected

3 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

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21986452(Vendor Advisory)

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

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