# CVE-2015-4991: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read sensitive information from memory dumps in IBM SPSS Modeler due to cleartext data exposure.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jjx3-j8c6-322v

## What is CVE-2015-4991?

CVE-2015-4991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM SPSS Modeler 14.2 through FP3 IF027, 15 through FP3 IF015, 16 through FP2 IF012, 17 through FP1 IF018, and 17.1 through IF008 includes unspecified cleartext data in memory dumps, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a dump file.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4991?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spss Modeler.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4991?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4991 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4991 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-33842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33842/): IBM SPSS Modeler information disclosure (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2020-4717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4717/): Path traversal in SPSS Modeler (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2012-5769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5769/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2013-6739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6739/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2014-3038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3038/): Privilege escalation in n/a (low 3.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4991 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4991 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-2015-4991/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4991/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4991
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4991
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4991

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