# CVE-2015-0140: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document exploiting an ActiveX control in IBM SPSS Statistics.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7cr-fg7w-ffr5

## What is CVE-2015-0140?

CVE-2015-0140 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An unspecified ActiveX control in IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 through FP1 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spss Statistics.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-7489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7489/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-8530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8530/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-43855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43855/): IBM SPSS Statistics denial of service (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2021-38959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38959/): Path traversal in SPSS Statistics (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-31896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31896/): IBM SPSS Statistics information disclosure (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0140 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0140

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