# CVE-2015-7298: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can intercept traffic via MITM attacks due to improper SSL error handling in the ownCloud Desktop Client.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7298, GHSA-r285-rhx6-98jv

## What is CVE-2015-7298?

CVE-2015-7298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qt Qt, published on 26 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ownCloud Desktop Client before 2.0.1, when compiled with a Qt release after 5.3.x, does not call QNetworkReply::ignoreSslErrors with the list of errors to be ignored, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks by leveraging a server using a self-signed certificate.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a partial CVE-2015-4456 regression.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7298?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Owncloud Owncloud Desktop Client, Qt Qt.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7298?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-7298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qt Qt

- [CVE-2016-7102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7102/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2020-28646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28646/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-4456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4456/): Security feature bypass in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qt Qt, published on 26 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qt Qt. 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-2015-7298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7298

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