# CVE-2015-1715: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass integrity restrictions in Microsoft Silverlight by tricking users into running a crafted application.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 13 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mjp-v9j2-hgpv

## What is CVE-2015-1715?

CVE-2015-1715 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 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

Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00 allows remote attackers to bypass intended integrity-level restrictions via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Microsoft Silverlight Out of Browser Application Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1715?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Silverlight.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-0034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0034/): Microsoft Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-0074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0074/): Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-3896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3896/): Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure (medium 5.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-6166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6166/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-3178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3178/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1715 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1715 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 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-2015-1715 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-2015-1715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1715/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1715
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1715
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1715

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