# CVE-2015-8258: Path traversal in AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x

> Remote attackers can modify arbitrary files as root via the Open Script Editor, leading to privilege escalation and data modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rh8m-wm96-4276

## What is CVE-2015-8258?

CVE-2015-8258 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x allow remote attackers to modify arbitrary files as root via vectors involving Open Script Editor, aka a "resource injection vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8258?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Axis Axis Communications Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-8258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-8258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- AXIS Communications - Cross-Site Scripting / Content Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x

- [CVE-2015-8255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8255/): Cross-site request forgery in AXIS Communications products (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8258 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-8258 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x, published on 10 Apr 2017. 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-2015-8258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x. 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-2015-8258/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8258/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8258
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8258
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8258

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.