CVE-2015-3158

The invokeNextValve function in identity/federation/bindings/tomcat/idp/AbstractIDPValve.java in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1 does not properly check role based authorization, which allows remote ...

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 79th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.04.0Medium EPSS percentile79th1.9% chance in 30 days CISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit known FixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published 2015-08-26Updated 2026-05-06Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

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What it is

From the CVE record

PicketLink does not properly check role based authorization

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS79th

CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 79th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 3956 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

2026-06-25OpenVAS check added
2026-05-06Patch availablerecord updated
2015-08-26Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

Mavenpackage-ecosystem
- org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-commonOSS Libraries
picketlinkoss-project
- picketlinkOn-premSecurity Products / identity-access-mgmt

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Scored 4.0 by NVD.

How it is reached

Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
Authentication SingleRequires single authentication

Impact if exploited

Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

CWE-264No name in the record

Sources

References in the record

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