# CVE-2015-0540: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands in the xAdmin interface of EMC Document Sciences xPression.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3rjr-c6q9-jm9c

## What is CVE-2015-0540?

CVE-2015-0540 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in the xAdmin interface in EMC Document Sciences xPression 4.2 before P44 and 4.5 SP1 before P03 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0540?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Document Sciences Xpression.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0540?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0540 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-6173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6173/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-6176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6176/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2013-6174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6174/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2013-6175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6175/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2013-6177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6177/): Path traversal in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0540 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0540 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0540 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-2015-0540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0540/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0540
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0540
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0540

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0540/
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