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CVE-2015-7450

WebSphere

IBM / WebSphere

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
97.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2015-7450 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere. Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

IBM / WebSphere.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

WebSphere

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

Published
02 Jan 2016
Exploitation Reported
10 Jan 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

apache java nuclei_scanner metasploit cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 10 Jan 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-01-10 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/ibm_websphere_java_deserialize.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-7450.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

97.7%

Weaknesses

Deserialization of Untrusted Data CWE-502

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 10.0 High

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

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IBM WebSphere Java Object Deserialization - Remote Code Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

ibm_websphere_java_deserialize

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2015-7450

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  2. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  5. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2015-7450",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.97655,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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